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STS-51-A
Crew
Allen
Fisher
Gardner
Hauck
Walker Dave
08 November 1984
12:28 GMT.
Duration
: 7.99 days.
Call Sign
: Discovery.
Nation
: USA.
Agency
: NASA.
Launch Site
:
Cape Canaveral
.
Launch Complex
: LC39A.
Launch Vehicle
:
Shuttle
.
LV Configuration
: STS-19 (51-A). Program:
STS
. Class:
Manned
.
Type
: Spaceplane.
Spacecraft
:
Discovery
.
Payload
: Discovery F02 / PLT.
Mass
: 20,550 kg.
Perigee
: 289 km.
Apogee
: 297 km.
Inclination
: 28.4 deg.
Period
: 90.4 min. References:
1
,
2
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
33
.
STS-51-A
- Aerial view of the launch of STS 51-A shuttle Discovery
Credit: NASA. 29,278 bytes. 353 x 353 pixels.
