Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-C
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Lockheed Space Operations Company's 6th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 2,914th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 24, 19:50 – Jan 24, 19:50 UTC
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STS-51-C
STS-51-C was the fifteenth flight of the shuttle program and third for the Space Shuttle Discovery. It was the first space shuttle mission dedicated to the United States Department of Defense and therefore, the mission details remain classified.
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Ken MattinglyCommander · NASA
Loren ShriverPilot · NASA
James BuchliMission Specialist · NASA
Ellison OnizukaMission Specialist · NASA
Gary PaytonPayload Specialist · USAF
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No booster details available.
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Pad — Launch Complex 39A
Local pad time: Jan 24, 2:50 PM EST
223 launches from this pad · 282 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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