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Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
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STS-51
Space ShuttleLockheed Space Operations CompanyLaunch Complex 39B
Sunday, September 12, 1993 · 11:45 AM UTC
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
StagesUnknown
PadLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.627°N
- Longitude
- 80.621°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
11:45 AM UTC - 11:45 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
