STS-51-A

Human spaceflight. STS-51-A was launched on November 8, 1984 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Nov 16, 1984).

COSPAR 1984-113ANORAD 15382United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Discovery (STS 51-A)
Common name: STS-51-A
Payload designation: OV-103
International designator: 1984-113A
NORAD catalog number: 15382
GCAT identifier: S15382
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/122

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: OV-103
Owner: NASA JSC
Country: United States
Builder: Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
Platform (bus): STS OV

Launch

Date: November 8, 1984 · 12:15 UTC
Launch record: 1984-113Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 306 km
Apogee: 313 km
Inclination: 28.47°
Status: Landed
Status date: November 16, 1984
Last known active: Nov 16, 1984
End of operations: Nov 16, 1984

Size

Mass: 93.0 t
Dry mass: 85.3 t
Total mass with attached objects: 112.0 t
Length: 37.3 m
Diameter: 23.80 m
Span: 37.3 m

Launched together

Anik D2Communications · Telesat

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q703042 (CC0).