1985-104 Success
Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-61-A
Oct 30, 1985, 05:00 PM UTC
Track in KeepTrackLaunch Overview
Vehicle
Space Shuttle
Agency
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Site / Pad
KSC / LC39A
Outcome
Success
Flight
STS-29/61-A
COSPAR Designator
1985-104
Mission
STS-61-A
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Space Shuttle
Provider
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Agency launches
13 (8 YTD)
Site launches
39 (8 YTD)
Pad launches
34 (8 YTD)