RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 29, 1985, 16:02
- Launch designation
- 1985-034
- Mission
- OV-099 Spacelab
- Flight name
- Spacelab 3
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-24/51-B
- Year
- Launches in 1985
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 359 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 104.8 t
- Payloads
- 5
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger (STS 51-B) | 1985-034ANORAD 15665 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 93.1 t | Landed · May 6, 1985 |
| Nusat | 1985-034BNORAD 15666 | CAST, Weber State Univ., Utah | Communications | 48 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Dec 15, 1986 |
| Spacelab 3 | 1985-034 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| Spacelab 3 MPESS | 1985-034 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| GLOMR | 1985-034 | United States Navy | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.