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STS-51-G

STS-51-G was a crewed flight launched on June 17, 1985 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 7: Daniel Brandenstein, John M. Fabian, John Oliver Creighton, Patrick Baudry, Shannon Lucid, Steven R. Nagel, Sultan bin Salman Al Saud.

United Statescrew 71985-048

Flight

Mission
STS-51-G
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Discovery (STS 51-G)
Launch
June 17, 1985 · 11:33 UTC
Landing
June 24, 1985
Duration (Wikidata)
7.1 days
Country
United States
Designator
1985-048A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Jun 24, 1985

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1985-048
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 37,774 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q793632 (CC0).