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STS-51-F
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Also known as Spacelab 2

STS-51-F (also known as Spacelab 2) was the 19th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 29, 1985, and landed eight days later on August 6, 1985.

Key facts

Spaceflight.name
STS-51-F
Spaceflight.names_list
Space Transportation System-19Spacelab 2
Spaceflight.image
STS-51-F Instrument Pointing System.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption
Experiments in Challengers payload bay
Spaceflight.mission_type
Astronomical observations
Spaceflight.operator
NASA
Spaceflight.orbits_completed
127
Spaceflight.crew_size
7
Spaceflight.launch_date
(5:00pmEDT)
Spaceflight.launch_site
Kennedy, LC-39A
Spaceflight.launch_contractor
Rockwell International
Spaceflight.landing_date
UTC (12:45:26pmPDT)
Spaceflight.landing_site
Edwards, Runway23
Spaceflight.orbit_reference
Geocentric orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_regime
Low Earth orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
49.49°
Spaceflight.orbit_period
90.90 minutes
Spaceflight.apsis
gee

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Wikidata facts

Operator
NASA
Followed by
STS-51-I
Follows
STS-51-G
Duration
686726
Parent body
Earth
Mass
16309
Orbital period
90.9
Image
STS-51-F Instrument Pointing System.jpg
Significant event
landing
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apoapsis
321.1
Commons category
STS-51-F
UTC date of spacecraft launch
1985-07-29
type of orbit
low Earth orbit
orbits completed
127
location of landing
Edwards Air Force Base
UTC date of spacecraft landing
1985-08-06
Commons gallery
STS-51-F
orbital inclination
49.5
periapsis
312.1
space launch vehicle
Space Shuttle
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Crew
  • Crew seat assignments
  • Launch
  • Mission summary
  • Spacelab Infrared Telescope
  • Carbonated Beverage Dispenser Evaluation
  • Other payloads
  • Landing
  • Mission insignia
  • Legacy
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

STS-51-F (also known as Spacelab 2) was the 19th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 29, 1985, and landed eight days later on August 6, 1985.

While STS-51-F's primary payload was the Spacelab 2 laboratory module, the payload that received the most publicity was the Carbonated Beverage Dispenser Evaluation, which was an experiment in which both Coca-Cola and Pepsi tried to make their carbonated drinks available to astronauts. A helium-cooled infrared telescope (IRT) was also flown on this mission, and while it did have some problems, it observed 60% of the galactic plane in infrared light.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “STS-51-F” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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