RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 12, 1985, 13:59
- Launch designation
- 1985-028
- Mission
- OV-103 PAM deploy
- Flight name
- PAM-D/Leasat Deploy
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-23/51-D
- Year
- Launches in 1985
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 37,102 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 113.3 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (STS 51-D) | 1985-028ANORAD 15641 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 95.3 t | Landed · Apr 19, 1985 |
| Anik C1 | 1985-028BNORAD 15642 | Telesat Canada | Communications | 617 kg | Renamed · Mar 29, 1993 |
| Leasat 3 | 1985-028CNORAD 15643 | Hughes Communications Inc. | Communications | 3,231 kg | Attached to another object · Aug 31, 1985 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.