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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103
Launched 1984-11-08 12:15 UTCLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
113th
orbital launch attempt in 1984
Lockheed Space Operations Company
5th
launch this year
Launch Complex 39A
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
34 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
STS-51-A was the fourteenth flight of the Space Shuttle program and second flight for the Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission lasted 8 days and deployed a number of 10 satellites.
Launches
65
Successful
64
98%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
56.1m
Diameter
8m
To low Earth orbit
27,500kg
Liftoff thrust
28,200kN
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