STS-51J
STS-51J was the 21st Space Shuttle mission and the first flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on October 3, 1985, it carried a classified Department of Defense payload and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on October 7 after a little over four days in orbit.
Identity
- Aliases
- STS 51-JSTS 51JSpace Shuttle Atlantis flight 1
- Name
- STS-51J
- Slug
- sts-51j
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- STS-51J was the 21st Space Shuttle mission and the first flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on October 3, 1985, it carried a classified Department of Defense payload and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on October 7 after a little over four days in orbit.
- End Date
- 1985-10-07
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Successful classified Department of Defense Shuttle mission and first flight of Atlantis.
- Program
- Space Shuttle
- Start Date
- 1985-10-03
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-51j/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 6/30/2026, 3:48:27 AM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 6/30/2026, 3:48:27 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Operator
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Pilot
- Astronaut Id
- td74ym6cc5q7kkh5y8thvvg4zd89nrqz
- Role
- Mission Specialist
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist
- Astronaut Id
- td77dd7xk224geyq7nr4q3nf6h89m4dn
- Role
- Payload Specialist