Manned Flight n°: 111 |
Earth orbit Flight n°: 108 |
USA manned Flight n°: 52 |
Launch, orbit & landing data:
| Designation | 16115 / 85092A |
| Launch date - time | 03 Oct 1985 - 15:15:30 UT |
| Launch site | KSC, LC39A |
| Launch vehicle |
Space Shuttle |
| Orbiter | Atlantis OV-104 (#1) |
| Primary payload | DSCS III B-4 & B-5 |
| Mass (kg) | |
| Call Sign | |
| Earth orbit on : |
| - Perigee / Apogee | km |
| - Inclination | 28.5° |
| - Period | min |
| Landing date - time | 07 Oct 1985 - 17:00:08 UT |
| Landing location | Edwards AFB, Runway 23 |
| Flight Duration (d:hr:min) | 4d 01h 44m |
| Nbr orbits | 64 |
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First flight "Atlantis" Space Shuttle.
Flight Crew
| Nr. |
Surname |
Given name |
Job |
Duration |
| 1 |
Bobko |
Karol Joseph |
CDR |
4d 01h 44m |
| 2 |
Grabe |
Ronald John |
PLT |
4d 01h 44m |
| 3 |
Hilmers |
David Carl |
MSP |
4d 01h 44m |
| 4 |
Stewart |
Robert Lee |
MSP |
4d 01h 44m |
| 5 |
Pailes |
William Arthur |
MSE |
4d 01h 44m |
Mission details:
Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Edwards
AFB; SDI-mission of Space Shuttle; Pailes second military astronaut;
deploying of two military communications satellites (DSCS III); first
flight of orbiter Atlantis.
03 October 1985
15:21 GMT. Duration: 4.07 days. Call Sign: Atlantis. LV Configuration: STS-28 (51-J). Payload: Atlantis F01 / DSCS-3 2 / DSCS-3 3 [IUS]. Perigee: 476 km. Apogee: 486 km. Inclination: 28.5 deg. Period: 94.2 min.
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STS-51-J - Astronaut Ronald Grabe in the single systems trainer - Credit: NASA. |
Manned five crew. Atlantis (first flight); deployed USA 11, USA 12. Reusable space transportation system.
Orbits of Earth: 63. Landed at: Runway 23 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base, . Touchdown miss distance: 754.00 m. Landing Rollout: 2,455.00 m. Payloads: Classified DoD Mission - Record altitude (as of 5/93).
 | STS-51-J - Liftoff of first flight of Atlantis and the STS 51-J mission - Credit: NASA. |
NASA Official Mission NarrativeMission Name: 51-J (21)
Atlantis (1)
Pad 39-A (33)
21st Shuttle mission
1st Flight OV-104
Crew:
Karol J. Bobko (3), Commander
Ronald J. Grabe (1), Pilot
David C. Hilmers (1), Mission Specialist 1
Robert L. Stewart (2), Mission Specialist 2
William A. Pailes (1), Payload Specialist 1
 | STS-51-J - Landing of the Shuttle Atlantis and the end of the STS 51-J mission - Credit: NASA. 21,063 bytes. 601 x 601 pixels. |
Milestones:
OPF - April 14, 1985
VAB - May 10, 1985
(storage)
OPF - May 28, 1985
VAB - July 18, 1985
(storage)
OPF - July 30, 1985
VAB - Aug. 12, 1985
PAD - Aug. 30, 1985 Payload:
DoD(2)
Mission Objectives:
Launch:
October 3, 1985, 11:15:30 am EDT. Launch delayed 22 minutes, 30 seconds due to main engine liquid hydrogen prevalve close remote power controller showing faulty 'on' indication. Launch Weight: Classified.
Orbit:
Altitude: 319nm
Inclination: 28.5 degrees
Orbits: 64
Duration: 4 days, 1 hour, 44 minutes, 38 seconds.
Distance: 1,725,000 miles
 | STS-51-J - Landing of the Shuttle Atlantis and the end of the STS 51-J mission - Credit: NASA. 31,174 bytes. 399 x 399 pixels. |
Hardware:
SRB: BI-021
SRM: L021(HPM)
ET : 25/LWT-18
MLP : 2
SSME-1: SN-2011
SSME-2: SN-2019
SSME-3: SN-2017 Landing:
October 7,1985,10:00:08 a.m. PDT, Runway 23, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Rollout distance: 8,056 feet. Rollout time: 65 seconds. Orbiter returned to KSC Oct. 11,1985. Landing Weight: 190,400 lbs.
Mission Highlights:
Second mission dedicated to Department of Defense.
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