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Challenger (STS 51-B)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1985-034ALaunched 4/29/1985

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Spacelab 3
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 4/29/1985
Last Contact: 5/6/1985

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 352 km
Inclination: 56.99 deg
Dry Mass: 85,260 kg
Total Mass: 104,754 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1985-034A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/134