STS-51-C

Human spaceflight. STS-51-C was launched on January 24, 1985 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jan 27, 1985).

COSPAR 1985-010ANORAD 15496United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Discovery (STS 51-C)
Common name: STS-51-C
Payload designation: OV-103
International designator: 1985-010A
NORAD catalog number: 15496
GCAT identifier: S15496
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/126

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: January 24, 1985 · 19:50 UTC
Launch record: 1985-010Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 334 km
Apogee: 375 km
Inclination: 28.47°
Status: Landed
Status date: January 27, 1985
Last known active: Jan 27, 1985
End of operations: Jan 27, 1985

Size

Mass: 90.9 t
Dry mass: 84.5 t
Total mass with attached objects: 112.5 t
Length: 37.3 m
Diameter: 23.80 m
Span: 37.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q606269 (CC0).