STS-51-B

Also known as Spacelab-3

thumb|Launch of STS-51-B

Key facts

Spaceflight.name: STS-51-B
Spaceflight.names_list: Space Transportation System-17Spacelab 3
Spaceflight.image: STS-51-B crew in Spacelab.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption: Overmyer, Lind, Van den Berg, and Thornton in Spacelab Module LM1 during flight
Spaceflight.mission_type: Microgravity research
Spaceflight.operator: NASA
Spaceflight.orbits_completed: 111
Spaceflight.crew_size: 7
Spaceflight.launch_date: UTC (12:02:18pmEDT)
Spaceflight.launch_site: Kennedy, LC-39A
Spaceflight.launch_contractor: Rockwell International
Spaceflight.landing_date: UTC (9:11:04amPDT)
Spaceflight.landing_site: Edwards, Runway17
Spaceflight.orbit_reference: Geocentric orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_regime: Low Earth orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_inclination: 57.00°
Spaceflight.orbit_period: 91.50 minutes
Spaceflight.apsis: gee

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 605326
Mass: 15610
Orbital period: 91.5
Image: STS-51B launch.jpg

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Commons category: STS-51-B
UTC date of spacecraft launch: 1985-04-29
orbits completed: 111
UTC date of spacecraft landing: 1985-05-06
Commons gallery: STS-51-B
orbital inclination: 57.0
periapsis: 346
apoapsis: 352

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Contents

Crew
Crew seat assignments
Mission insignia
Mission summary
Connection to the ''Challenger'' disaster
See also
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|Launch of STS-51-B

STS-51-B was the 17th flight of the NASA Space Shuttle program and the seventh flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. The launch of Challenger on April 29, 1985, was delayed by 2 minutes and 18 seconds, due to a launch processing failure. Challenger was initially rolled out to the pad to launch on the STS-51-E mission. The shuttle was rolled back when a timing issue emerged with the TDRS-B satellite. When STS-51-E was canceled, Challenger was remanifested with the STS-51-B payloads. The shuttle landed successfully on May 6, 1985, after a week-long mission.