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Discovery (STS 51-I)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1985-076ALaunched 8/27/1985

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Leasat Rescue/PAM-D
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 8/27/1985
Last Contact: 9/3/1985

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 373 km
Inclination: 28.55 deg
Dry Mass: 85,474 kg
Total Mass: 113,161 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1985-076A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/141