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Launch · COSPAR 1985-092 · 03 Oct 1985

STS 51J

Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida · US28.49°, -80.57°

Payloads

3

Catalogued objects

5

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

4

Decayed

1

20% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), FloridaCape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 5

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Payload Payload · 3

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
STS 51J161151985-092ADecayedLEO478 / 516 km28.52°07 Oct 1985—
USA 11USA (classified US military payloads)161161985-092BUnknownGEO36,038 / 36,069 km14.33°on orbitNational Reconnaissance Office
USA 12USA (classified US military payloads)161171985-092CUnknownGEO36,132 / 36,169 km14.25°on orbitNational Reconnaissance Office

Rocket body Rocket body · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
IUS R/B(1)161181985-092DInactiveHEO517 / 35,326 km25.16°on orbit—
IUS R/B(2)161191985-092EInactiveGEO35,323 / 35,799 km9.90°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1985-092
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
03 Oct 1985
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida
Site code
AFETR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYE7HW8YVAWD80EW1Y0

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1985-092; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

STS 51J — Launch 1985-092, 03 Oct 1985 | SatelliteIndex