1985 · Lockheed Space Operations Company
STS-51-I
successSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-I
STS-51-I was the twentieth of the shuttle program and sixth of Space Shuttle Discovery. It deployed three 10 satellites and then repaired a malfunctioning satellite. This mission required two EVAs.
Overview
- Date / time
- August 27, 1985 at 10:58 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 39A
- Mission
- STS-51-I
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit