1985 · Lockheed Space Operations Company

STS-51-F

successSpace Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-F

STS-51-F was the nineteenth flight of the shuttle program and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. It flew in orbit for 8 days performing science in Spacelab 2.

Overview

Date / time: July 29, 1985 at 09:00 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Launch Complex 39A
Mission: STS-51-F
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Launch vehicle

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Launch provider

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Payloads deployed· 2