STS-51J
From The Space Library
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Human Crew |
| Launch date | October 3, 1985 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1985-092A |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | STS 21,16115 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | Classified |
STS 51-J was the first flight of the shuttle Atlantis. On board were Karol Bobko, Ronald Grabe, Robert Stewart, David Hilmers, and William Pailes. This was a US Department of Defense mission to launch two Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) satellites as part of a US military satellite constellation placed in geosynchronous orbit to provide high-volume, secure voice and data communications.
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