STS-51-D
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STS-51-D was a 1985 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission that deployed communications satellites and conducted scientific experiments in low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STS-51-D canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
ⓘ
Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| carriedPayload |
Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Getaway Special canisters NERFINISHED ⓘ Materials processing experiments ⓘ Protein crystal growth experiments ⓘ Shuttle Student Involvement Program experiments ⓘ Syncom IV-3 (Leasat 3) NERFINISHED ⓘ Telesat Anik C1 NERFINISHED ⓘ rendezvous evaluation pod (REP) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Karol J. Bobko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| issue | failure of Syncom IV-3 to activate after deployment ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1985-04-19 ⓘ |
| landingMethod | runway landing ⓘ |
| landingSite | Shuttle Landing Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1985-04-12 ⓘ |
| launchMass | 115574 kg ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 6 days 23 hours 55 minutes ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | partial success ⓘ |
| missionPatch | STS-51-D mission patch ⓘ |
| missionPurpose |
deployment of communications satellites
ⓘ
rendezvous and proximity operations test ⓘ scientific experiments in microgravity ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
David M. Griggs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeffrey A. Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhea Seddon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextMission | STS-51-B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first sitting U.S. senator to fly in space ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitApogee | 362 km ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 28.45 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPerigee | 352 km ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | 91.6 minutes ⓘ |
| payloadSpecialist |
Charles D. Walker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jake Garn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performed | unscheduled rendezvous attempt with Syncom IV-3 ⓘ |
| pilot | Donald E. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMission | STS-51-C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| reentry | controlled deorbit burn followed by atmospheric reentry ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftSerialNumber | OV-103 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttle | Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedHardware | improvised flyswatter device on RMS ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
STS-51-C