Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
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About this launch
STS-61-A was the twenty-second space shuttle flight and ninth for Space Shuttle Challenger. It was a scientific spacelab mission funded entirely by West Germany. The payload operations were controlled from the German Space Operations Center as opposed to the regular NASA centers.
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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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MissionLEO
LEO
What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 61A 1985-104A | Payload | re-entered 1985-11-06 | |
| GLOMR 1985-104B | Payload | re-entered 1986-12-26 |
COSPAR ID 1985-104. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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