STS-51A
From The Space Library
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Human Crew |
| Launch date | November 8, 1984 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1984-113A |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | STS 14,15382 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | 20523.0 kg |
STS 51-A was the second Discovery shuttle flight. On board were Frederick Hauck, David Walker, Joseph Allen, Anna Fisher, and Dale Gardner. Canadian communications satellite TELESAT-H (ANIK), attached to Payload Assist Module-D (PAM-D), was deployed into geosynchronous orbit on flight day two. On third day, defense communications satellite SYNCOM IV-I (also known as LEASAT-1) was deployed. Allen and Gardner, wearing jet-propelled manned maneuvering units, retrieved two malfunctioning satellites: PALAPA-B2 and WESTAR-VI, both deployed on Mission 41-B. Fisher operated the remote manipulator system, grappling the satellites and depositing them in the payload bay. Middeck payloads consisted of: Diffusive Mixing of Organic Solutions (DMOS), and Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME). The mission duration was 191 hours 44 minutes 56 seconds.
Mission patch:
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