Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-I
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Lockheed Space Operations Company's 11th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 2,981st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 27, 10:58 – Aug 27, 10:58 UTC
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STS-51-I
STS-51-I was the twentieth of the shuttle program and sixth of Space Shuttle Discovery. It deployed three 10 satellites and then repaired a malfunctioning satellite. This mission required two EVAs.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Joe EngleCommander · NASA
Richard O. CoveyPilot · NASA
James van HoftenMission Specialist · NASA
William Frederick FisherMission Specialist · NASA
John M. LoungeMission Specialist · NASA
Booster
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- STS-51I space shuttle launch live on NASA TV — Matthew Travis
