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Discovery (STS 51-G)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1985-048ALaunched 6/17/1985

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: PAM-D Deploy
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 6/17/1985
Last Contact: 6/24/1985

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 367 km
Inclination: 28.47 deg
Dry Mass: 85,214 kg
Total Mass: 110,576 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Human Spaceflight
Payload Category: SS
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1985-048A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/134