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1985 · Lockheed Space Operations Company

STS-51-J

successSpace Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-51-J

STS-51-J was the twenty-first space shuttle mission and the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the second mission dedicated to deploying a Department of Defence payload. It was a classified mission however we do know that it deployed two 10 satellites.

Overview

Date / time
October 3, 1985 at 03:15 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Mission
STS-51-J
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Space Shuttle →
Launch provider
Lockheed Space Operations Company →

Payloads deployed · 3

STS 51J
LEO
USA 11
GEO
USA 12
GEO