LAUNCH CENTER
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Success
Thu Oct 03 1985
Lockheed Space Operations Company
STS-51-J
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(3:15 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(3:15 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(3:15 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
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Space ShuttleDescription:
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MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 39A