April 12, 1985 at 1:59 PM UTC
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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April 12, 1985 at 1:59 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6082, -80.6043
STS-51-D was the sixteenth flight of the shuttle and fourth for the Space Shuttle Discovery. Its mission was to deploy a number of 10 satellites. The landing suffered extensive brake damaged and a ruptured tire. All subsequent landings had to be done at the Edwards Air Force Base until the development and implementation of nose steering.
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STS-51D launch Discovery
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56.1 m
Diameter
8 m
LEO capacity
27,500 kg
Successful launches
133
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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