RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 12, 1986, 11:55
- Launch designation
- 1986-003
- Mission
- OV-102 PAM deploy
- Flight name
- PAM-D Deploy/MSL-2
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-32/61-C
- Year
- Launches in 1986
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 36,258 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 110.5 t
- Payloads
- 5
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (STS 61-C) | 1986-003ANORAD 16481 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 95.2 t | Landed · Jan 18, 1986 |
| Satcom K1 | 1986-003BNORAD 16482 | GE Americom | Communications | 1,008 kg | In orbit |
| MSL-2 | 1986-003 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| GBA-1 | 1986-003 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| G-310 | 1986-003 | NASA Goddard 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.