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STS-51G
Space Shuttle: Discovery
Launch Pad: 39A
Launch Weight: 256,524 pounds
Launched: June 17, 1985 at 7:33:00 a.m. EDT
Landing Site: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Landing: June 24, 1985 at 6:11:52 a.m. PDT
Landing Weight: 204,169 pounds
Runway: 23
Rollout Distance: 7,433 feet
Rollout Time: 42 seconds
Revolution: 112
Mission Duration: 7 days, 1 hour, 38 minutes, 52 seconds
Orbit Altitude: 209 nautical miles
Orbit Inclination: 28.45 degrees
Miles Traveled: 2.9 million
Crew Members
Image above: STS-51G Crew photo with Commander Daniel C. Brandenstein, Pilot John O. Creighton, Mission Specialists Shannon W. Lucid, John M. Fabian, Steven R. Nagel and Payload Specialists Patrick Baudry and Sultan Salman Al-Saud. Image Credit: NASA
Mission Highlights
Three communications satellites, all attached to the Payload Assist Module-D (PAM-D) motors, were deployed: MORELOS-A, for Mexico; ARABSAT-A, for Arab Satellite Communications Organization; and TELSTAR-3D, for AT&T. Also flown: deployable/retrievable Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy (SPARTAN-1); six Get Away Special canisters; Strategic Defense Initiative experiment called the High Precision Tracking Experiment (HPTE); a materials processing furnace called Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (ADSF); and two French biomedical experiments.---
The crew of Discovery STS-51G. (at the front from left) Daniel Brandenstein (Com), John Creighton (Pilot), (behind from left) Shannon Lucid, Steven Nagel, John Fabian, Salman Al-Saud (Saudi Arabia), Patrick Baudry (France).The crew of Discovery STS-51G. (at the front from left) Daniel Brandenstein (Com), John Creighton (Pilot), (behind from left) Shannon Lucid, Steven Nagel, John Fabian, Salman Al-Saud (Saudi Arabia), Patrick Baudry (France).
The SPARTAN observatory, pictured affixed to Discovery’s Remote Manipulator System (RMS) mechanical arm. Photo Credit: NASA
By the end of his seven days in space, Sultan Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud had given up looking for his own country, or even his own continent, and came to realize that all humans belonged to just “One World.” It is a message which continues to resonate today. Photo Credit: NASA
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Arabsat communications satellite deploying from Discovery's payload bay
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Arabsat communications satellite deploying from Discovery's payload bay
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Astronaut Shannon Lucid monitors payload bay activities
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Astronaut Shannon Lucid monitors payload bay activities
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Payload specialists Baudry and Al-Saud conduct Postural experiment
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Payload specialists Baudry and Al-Saud conduct Postural experiment
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Crew of the STS 51-G Discovery egress the orbiter in California ---
Frams von STS-51G Discovery Mission NASA-Video:
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