STS-51-J
Sign in to saveSTS-51-J was NASA's 21st Space Shuttle mission and the maiden flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 3, 1985, carrying a payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on October 7, 1985.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.orbit_period
- 94.20 minutes
- Spaceflight.name
- STS-51-J
- Spaceflight.names_list
- Space Transportation System-21
- Spaceflight.image
- DSCS-III STS-51-J.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- DSCS-III satellites in Atlantis payload bay
- Spaceflight.image_upright
- yes
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Satellite deployment
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASA / U.S. DoD
- Spaceflight.orbits_completed
- 64
- Spaceflight.launch_mass
- N/A
- Spaceflight.crew_size
- 5
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- UTC (11:15:30amEDT)
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Kennedy, LC-39A
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- Rockwell International
- Spaceflight.landing_date
- UTC (10:00:08amPDT)
- Spaceflight.landing_site
- Edwards, Runway23
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_regime
- Low Earth orbit
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Crew
- Backup crew
- Crew seat assignments
- Mission summary
- Mission insignia
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
STS-51-J was NASA's 21st Space Shuttle mission and the maiden flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 3, 1985, carrying a payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on October 7, 1985.
== Crew ==