Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-51-J
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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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.
Space Shuttle Atlantis
Serial OV-104
Launch Crew Count 5
Status Retired
Landing Time 1985-10-07T17:00:00+0000
Crew
Karol J. Bobko
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1937-12-23
Deceased 2023-08-17
Status Deceased
Type Government
Ronald J. Grabe
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1945-06-13
Status Retired
Type Government
David Hilmers
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1950-01-28
Status Retired
Type Government
Robert L. Stewart
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1942-05-10
Status Retired
Type Government
William A. Pailes
Payload Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1952-06-26
Status Retired
Type Payload Specialist
Space Shuttle
Height 56.10 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 28200 kN
Diameter 8.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 27500 kg
Liftoff Mass 2030 Tonnes
Launch Success 133
Consecutive Success 22
Maiden Flight 1981-04-12
Launch Failures 2
Programs
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.
