RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 30, 1985, 17:00
- Launch designation
- 1985-104
- Mission
- OV-099 Spacelab
- Flight name
- Spacelab D-1
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-29/61-A
- Year
- Launches in 1985
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 333 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 103.4 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger (STS 61-A) | 1985-104ANORAD 16230 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 88.5 t | Landed · Nov 6, 1985 |
| GLOMR | 1985-104BNORAD 16231 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Communications | 68 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Dec 26, 1986 |
| Spacelab D-1 | 1985-104 | DFVLR | — | — | — |
| Spacelab D-1 USS | 1985-104 | DFVLR | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.