STS-51-I Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
27 Aug 1985, 10:58am
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Space Shuttle
Crew
Joe Engle
Richard O. Covey
William Frederick Fisher
James van Hoften
John M. Lounge
Mission
STS-51-I
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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.
Available Replays
Live
STS-51I space shuttle launch live on NASA TV
Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC
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