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STS-51
Space ShuttleLockheed Space Operations CompanyLaunch Complex 39B
Sunday, September 12, 1993 · 11:45 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
STS-51 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission that launched the Advanced 10 Technology Satellite (ACTS) in September 1993. The flight also featured the deployment and retrieval of the SPAS-ORFEUS satellite and its IMAX camera, which captured spectacular footage of Discovery in space. A spacewalk was also performed during the mission to evaluate tools and techniques for the STS-61 Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission later that year.
PayloadSTS-51
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSpace Shuttle
Stages0
PadLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.627°N, 80.621°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
