RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- July 29, 1985, 21:00
- Launch designation
- 1985-063
- Mission
- OV-099 Spacelab
- Flight name
- Spacelab 2
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-26/51-F
- Year
- Launches in 1985
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 327 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 108.2 t
- Payloads
- 7
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger (STS 51-F) | 1985-063ANORAD 15925 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 95.2 t | Landed · Aug 6, 1985 |
| PDP | 1985-063BNORAD 15929 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | Space science | 285 kg | Grappled by another object · Jul 30, 1985 |
| Spacelab 2 Pallet 1 | 1985-063 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| Spacelab 2 Pallet 2 | 1985-063 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| Spacelab 2 Pallet 3 | 1985-063 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| IECM | 1985-063 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| CRNE | 1985-063 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.