STS-51-A
The fourteenth Space Shuttle mission and the second flight of Discovery. It was the first space salvage mission in history, successfully retrieving the Palapa B2 and Westar 6 satellites for return to Earth. It also deployed the Anik D2 and Leasat 1 satellites.
Identity
- Name
- STS-51-A
- Slug
- sts-51-a
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- The fourteenth Space Shuttle mission and the second flight of Discovery. It was the first space salvage mission in history, successfully retrieving the Palapa B2 and Westar 6 satellites for return to Earth. It also deployed the Anik D2 and Leasat 1 satellites.
- End Date
- 1984-11-16
- Outcome
- Success
- Program
- Space Shuttle
- Start Date
- 1984-11-08
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-51a/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-A
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 4/26/2026, 3:30:41 PM
- Updated Time
- 4/26/2026, 6:07:37 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Role
- Operator
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
- td759kj15djkbw51r98n99h6kh7njmfz
- Role
- Mission Specialist