STS-51-I
STS-51-I was the 20th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. During the mission, Discovery deployed three communications satellites into orbit. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 27, 1985, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 3, 1985.
Key facts
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- STS-51-I
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- Space Transportation System-20
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- STS-51-I SYNCOM IV-3 EVA by James van Hoften.jpg
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- van Hoften next to the crippled Syncom IV-3 (Leasat-3) satellite, during the mission's first EVA.
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- Satellites deploymentSatellite repair
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- NASA
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- 112
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- 5
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- 2
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- UTC (6:58:01amEDT)
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- Kennedy, LC-39A
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Crew
- Spacewalks
- Crew seat assignments
- Launch
- Mission summary
- Mission insignia
- Wake-up calls
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
STS-51-I was the 20th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. During the mission, Discovery deployed three communications satellites into orbit. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 27, 1985, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 3, 1985.
== Crew ==