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STS-51-C
Crew
Buchli
Mattingly
Onizuka
Payton
Shriver
24 January 1985
19:55 GMT.
Duration
: 3.06 days.
Call Sign
: Discovery.
Nation
: USA.
Agency
: NASA.
Launch Site
:
Cape Canaveral
.
Launch Complex
: LC39A.
Launch Vehicle
:
Shuttle
.
LV Configuration
: STS-20 (51-C). Program:
STS
. Class:
Manned
.
Type
: Spaceplane.
Spacecraft
:
Discovery
.
Payload
: Discovery F03 / Magnum 1 [IUS].
Perigee
: 332 km.
Apogee
: 341 km.
Inclination
: 28.4 deg.
Period
: 91.3 min. References:
1
,
2
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
33
.
STS-51-C
- Launch of Shuttle Discovery and the STS 51-C mission
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