Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-A

Name: Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-A
Start: 1984-11-08T12:15:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Lockheed Space Operations Company · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Lockheed Space Operations Company's 5th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 2,888th orbital launch attempt

November 8, 1984Add to calendar

Success

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)