STS-51D
STS-51D was the fourth flight of Space Shuttle Discovery and NASA's 16th Shuttle mission. Karol J. Bobko, Donald E. Williams, Margaret Rhea Seddon, S. David Griggs, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Charles D. Walker, and Senator E. Jake Garn launched from Launch Complex 39A on April 12, 1985, deployed communications satellites, and returned to Kennedy Space Center on April 19, 1985.
Identity
- Aliases
- Space Transportation System-51D51-DTELSAT-I/SYNCOM IV-3Discovery STS-51D
- Name
- STS-51D
- Slug
- sts-51d
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- STS-51D was the fourth flight of Space Shuttle Discovery and NASA's 16th Shuttle mission. Karol J. Bobko, Donald E. Williams, Margaret Rhea Seddon, S. David Griggs, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Charles D. Walker, and Senator E. Jake Garn launched from Launch Complex 39A on April 12, 1985, deployed communications satellites, and returned to Kennedy Space Center on April 19, 1985.
- End Date
- 1985-04-19
- Landing Site Id
- qh72f27pr779q3gv90hccsf0jn7kp5p2
- Launch Site Id
- qh7cnwfj9c6qprkty6jm2dztrs85kq8a
- Outcome
- Success
- Program
- Space Shuttle
- Start Date
- 1985-04-12
- Vehicle Family Ids
- nd7sxcspb3czhd8b3vfx56eekh85ksae
- Vehicle Id
- nh7sqgw278t33khbw4fyehw80s85kp3n
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-51d/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 6/30/2026, 3:37:50 AM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 6/30/2026, 3:37:50 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Role
- Operator
- Organization Id
- jd7dn1pccd488zm13zggn4eqch89nyx0
- Role
- Payload partner
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
- td71xrpqbgp77xy914jkjw1pkh7nm1dx
- Role
- Commander
- Astronaut Id
- td7dxk9sn791x45w0mw7zyffss89mhpz
- Role
- Pilot
- Astronaut Id
- td74cz7jfm9vbb56nk1sc5j8hs89mhs1
- Role
- Mission Specialist
- Astronaut Id
- td7fz8qwxngrs0fwtqxqnznwwh89nsz6
- Role
- Mission Specialist
- Astronaut Id
- td79thfd10s656fqjnswbz201x89m7hj
- Role
- Mission Specialist
- Astronaut Id
- td78459r2n2118shpjt777fb5989n91a
- Role
- Payload Specialist
- Astronaut Id
- td72y9zfct2r4g71tx9n1w856h89n0hm
- Role
- Payload Specialist