RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 17, 1985, 11:33
- Launch designation
- 1985-048
- Mission
- OV-103 PAM deploy/FF
- Flight name
- PAM-D Deploy
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-25/51-G
- Year
- Launches in 1985
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 37,774 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 115.6 t
- Payloads
- 5
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (STS 51-G) | 1985-048ANORAD 15823 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 92.8 t | Landed · Jun 24, 1985 |
| Morelos 1 | 1985-048BNORAD 15824 | Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes | Communications | 612 kg | In orbit |
| Arabsat 1B | 1985-048CNORAD 15825 | Arabsat, Arab League | Communications | 1,270 kg | In orbit |
| Telstar 303 | 1985-048DNORAD 15826 | AT&T Skynet Satellite Services | Communications | 619 kg | In orbit |
| Spartan 1 | 1985-048ENORAD 15831 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Astronomy | 1,006 kg | Grappled by another object · Jun 20, 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.