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STS-51F
Microgravity/Life sci.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Microgravity/Life sci. This reconstructed record groups 4 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1985-063; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 29 July 1985, 21:00:00 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Space Shuttle
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 6 August 1985
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
STS-51F
Microgravity/Life sci.
- GCAT ID
- S15925
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Launch mass
- 95,229 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
Spacelab 2 PLT
Solar telescopes.
- GCAT ID
- A04106
- Manufacturer
- British Aerospace
- Launch mass
- 4,481 kg
- Dimensions
- 3 m long · 4.5 m diameter · 4.5 m span
Spacelab 2 PLT
Hard X-ray imager.
- GCAT ID
- A04107
- Manufacturer
- British Aerospace
- Launch mass
- 2,031 kg
- Dimensions
- 2 m long · 4.5 m diameter · 4.5 m span
Spacelab 2 PLT
IR telescope.
- GCAT ID
- A04108
- Manufacturer
- British Aerospace
- Launch mass
- 2,750 kg
- Dimensions
- 2 m long · 4.5 m diameter · 4.5 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from STS-51F.
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