STS-51-G (Discovery)

 1985-048A

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Mission 51-G deployed three PAM-D class satellites and carried out the first Spartan free-flyer mission.

STS 51-G mission events
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1985 May 28		Roll to VAB
1985 Jun 4		Rollout	LC39A
1985 Jun 17	1133:00	Launch from LC39A
	1135:05	SRB sep, 50.0 km
	1141:36	MECO
	1141:54	ET sep, 112.2 km	88.53 61 x 343 x 28.5
			88.73 68 x 355 x 28.5 (OMS dV)
	1213:29	OMS-2 2:58 85m/s
	1216:27	OMS-2 CO
	1259	PLBD open	91.65 352 x 358 x 28.5
	1937:51	Morelos deploy
	1953	SEP-1 (OMS LH 13s) 3m/s	91.78 354 x 368 x 28.47
1985 Jun 18	1356:56	Arabsat deploy
	1412?	SEP-2 (OMS LH 13s) 3m/s	91.90 354 x 380 x 28.47
1985 Jun 19	1120:36	Telstar deploy
	1135?	SEP-3 (OMS LH 13s) 3m/s	92.01 355 x 391 x 28.5
1985 Jun 20	1445?	RMS grapple Spartan
	1507	RMS unberth Spartan
	1602:39	RMS deploy Spartan
	1605	RCS sep 1
	1625	RCS sep 2	92.03 356 x 391 x 28.5
1985 Jun 21	0829		92.03 355 x 392 x 28.5
	1654	NC-1 (RCS), range 170km	91.98 352 x 389 x 28.5
1985 Jun 22	0814	NC-2 (RCS), range 65 km
	0842	Tally ho Spartan
	1020	NCC (RCS) out of plane	91.95 350 x 389 x 28.5
	1118	TI (RCS) 15 km range
	1310	At 6m/s, approaching Spartan
	1323	Rendezvous with Spartan
	1331:55	RMS grapple Spartan	91.96 352 x 388 x 28.5
	1422?	Berth Spartan
	1618	OMS-6 (RH 111s) 30m/s	90.92 284 x 354 x 28.5
1985 Jun 24	0837	Go for PLBD close
	0856	PLBD closed	90.91 284 x 354 x 28.5
	1207:30	OMS DO (150s) 85m/s
	1210:01	OMS DO CO
	1241:22	Entry
	1311:52	Landed RW23 EAFB
	1312:05	NGTD
	1312:24	Wheels stop
1985 Jun 28	1310	SCA takeoff	EAFB
	1503	SCA landing	Bergstrom AFB TX
	1748	SCA takeoff	Bergstrom AFB TX
	2052	SCA landing	KSC SLF
1985 Jun 29	0030	Tow to OPF