STS-51-J

Human spaceflight. STS-51-J was launched on October 3, 1985 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 7, 1985).

COSPAR 1985-092ANORAD 16115United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Atlantis (STS 51-J)
Common name: STS-51-J
Payload designation: OV-104
International designator: 1985-092A
NORAD catalog number: 16115
GCAT identifier: S16115
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/143

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: OV-104
Owner: NASA JSC
Country: United States
Builder: Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
Platform (bus): STS OV

Launch

Date: October 3, 1985 · 15:15 UTC
Launch record: 1985-092Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 476 km
Apogee: 515 km
Inclination: 28.52°
Status: Landed
Status date: October 7, 1985
Last known active: Oct 7, 1985
End of operations: Oct 7, 1985

Size

Mass: 93.1 t
Dry mass: 85.0 t
Total mass with attached objects: 113.0 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 Q524091 (CC0).