RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 27, 1985, 10:58
- Launch designation
- 1985-076
- Mission
- OV-103 PAM deploy/Rend
- Flight name
- Leasat Rescue/PAM-D
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-27/51-I
- Year
- Launches in 1985
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 37,103 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 119.4 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (STS 51-I) | 1985-076ANORAD 15992 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 94.9 t | Landed · Sep 3, 1985 |
| Aussat K1 | 1985-076BNORAD 15993 | Aussat Pty, Australia | Communications | 566 kg | Renamed · January 1992 |
| ASC 1 | 1985-076CNORAD 15994 | Contel ASC Inc. | Communications | 838 kg | Renamed · March 1991 |
| Leasat 4 | 1985-076DNORAD 15995 | Hughes Communications Inc. | Communications | 3,231 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.