Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Fri, 12 Apr 1985 13:59:05 GMT
Orbital launch #
#2932 ever
Mission
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.