STS-51A

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STS-51A mission. Mission: TELESAT-H, Canadian communications satellite, SYNCOM IV-1 defense communications satellite Space Shuttle: Discovery Launch Pad: 39A Launch Weight: 263,324 pounds Launched: November 8, 1984 at 7:15:00 a.m. EST Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida Landing: November 16, 1984 at 6:59:56 a.m. EST Landing Weight: 207,505 pounds Runway: 15 Rollout Distance: 9,454 feet Rollout Time: 58 seconds Revolution: 127 Mission Duration: 7 days, 23 hours, 44 minutes, 56 seconds Orbit Altitude: 185 nautical miles Orbit Inclination: 28.5 degrees Miles Traveled: 3.3 million Crew Members STS-51A Crew Photo Image above: STS-51A Crew photo with Commander Frederick H. Hauck, Pilot David M. Walker, Mission Specialists Anna L. Fisher, Dale A. Gardner and Joseph P. Allen. Image Credit: NASA Mission Highlights STS-51A Mission Patch The Canadian communications satellite TELESAT-H (ANIK), attached to Payload Assist Module-D (PAM-D) was deployed into geosynchronous orbit on flight day two. On the third day, the defense communications satellite SYNCOM IV-I (also known as LEASAT-1) was deployed. Allen and Gardner, wearing jet-propelled manned maneuvering units, retrieved two malfunct…

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NASA

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NASA; Audio Highlight Reels

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