STS-51-C

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Mission insignia

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Mission statistics

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Mission:STS-51-C

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Shuttle:Discovery

Related Topics:
Shuttle - Discovery

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Launch pad:39-A

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Launch: January 24, 1985, 2:50:00 p.m. EST

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Landing: January 27, 1985, 4:23:23 p.m. EST (027:21:23:23 GMT), Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, Fla

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Duration:3 days, 1 hour, 33 minutes, 23 seconds

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Orbit altitude:220 nautical miles (407 km)

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Orbit Inclination: 28.5 degrees

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Distance traveled:1,250,000 miles (2,012,000 km)

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Crew photo

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Back row: L-R: Payton, Buchli, Onizuka Front row L-R: Shriver, Mattingly

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STS 51-C was the fifteenth flight of a Space Shuttle and the third flight of Discovery. It conducted the fourth landing at Kennedy Space Center.

Related Topics:
Space Shuttle - ''Discovery'' - Kennedy Space Center

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