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About this launch
STS-51 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission that launched the Advanced 10 Technology Satellite (ACTS) in September 1993. The flight also featured the deployment and retrieval of the SPAS-ORFEUS satellite and its IMAX camera, which captured spectacular footage of Discovery in space. A spacewalk was…
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Launch window and padKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Site
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterSpace Shuttle
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle
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MissionCommunications · LEO
Communications · LEO
What it put in orbit6 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 51 1993-058A | Payload | re-entered 1993-09-22 | |
| ACTS 1993-058B | Payload | 35570 × 36002 km · 14.6° | Globe |
| TOS R/B 1993-058D | Rocket body | 331 × 37843 km · 15.5° | Globe |
| ORFEUS-SPAS 1993-058C | Payload | re-entered 1993-09-22 | |
| STS 51 DEB 1993-058E | Debris | re-entered 1993-09-16 | |
| STS 51 DEB 1993-058F | Debris | re-entered 1993-09-16 |
COSPAR ID 1993-058. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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