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STS-51

STS-51 was a crewed flight launched on September 12, 1993 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 5: Carl E. Walz, Daniel W. Bursch, Frank L. Culbertson, James H. Newman, William F. Readdy.

United Statescrew 51993-058

Flight

Mission
STS-51
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Discovery (STS-51)
Launch
September 12, 1993 · 11:45 UTC
Landing
September 22, 1993
Duration (Wikidata)
9.8 days
Country
United States
Designator
1993-058A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Sep 22, 1993

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1993-058
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 46,531 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q262753 (CC0).