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Challenger (STS 51-F)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1985-063ALaunched 7/29/1985

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Spacelab 2
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 7/29/1985
Last Contact: 8/6/1985

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 315.5 km
Inclination: 49.48 deg
Dry Mass: 85,615 kg
Total Mass: 107,923 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1985-063A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/141