Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-A
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.November 8, 1984Add to calendar
Launch Successful
Lockheed Space Operations Company's 5th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 2,888th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Nov 8, 12:15 – Nov 8, 12:15 UTC
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STS-51-A
STS-51-A was the fourteenth flight of the Space Shuttle program and second flight for the Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission lasted 8 days and deployed a number of 10 satellites.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Frederick "Rick" HauckCommander · NASA
Joseph P. AllenMission Specialist · NASA
David M. WalkerPilot · NASA
Anna Lee FisherMission Specialist · NASA
Dale GardnerMission Specialist · NASA
Booster
No booster details available.
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- CBS News Coverage of The STS-51-A Launch — zellco321
