Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-B

Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-B rode a Space Shuttle into space from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA, deploying its payload to LEO.

Launch time
Status
SUCCESS
Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission type
Orbital
Rocket
Space Shuttle
Launch site
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch pad
Launch Complex 39A
Payload
—
Target orbit
LEO
Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-B cover image

Mission timeline

  1. 1985-04-29T16:02:18.000Z
    Liftoff
    Space Shuttle clears the pad at Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA and begins its ascent.
  2. Max-Q
    Space Shuttle pushes through the region of maximum dynamic pressure.
  3. Main engine cutoff (MECO)
    First stage completes its burn; main engine cutoff.
  4. Stage separation
    First and second stages separate on schedule.
  5. Second-stage ignition
    Second-stage ignition confirmed.
  6. Orbit insertion
    Orbital insertion burn complete; now in LEO.
  7. Mission success
    Mission declared a complete success.

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