STS-51-I (Discovery)

 1985-076A

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During EVA-1, Van Hoften captured Leasat 3. The satellite was safed by stowing the sep lever, installing two shorting plugs, and installing two safe-and-arm pins. The theta=135 and theta=90 closeout plates and connector flight caps were removed. SBU (Spun Bypass Units) harness connectors were mated and SBU plates and flight caps were installed. The RPU (Remote Power Unit) and RPU harness connections were attached, and the RDU (remote decoder unit) relays were enabled. The omni-antenna squibs were fired and the omni antenna was deployed. The despun caps and closeout plates were reattached.

On EVA-2, the PKM nozzle cover was removed and a new one installed. The safe-and-arm pins were removed, the SBU and timers were powered up, the grapple and handling bar was removed, and the spin-up bar was installed. Van Hoften then spun up the satellite to 2.7 rpm and released it. The spin rate was later increased to 24 rpm by ground command.

STS 51-I
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1985 Jul 30		Tow to VAB
1985 Aug 6		Rollout	LC39A
1985 Aug 27	1058:01	Launch from LC39A
	1100:02	SRB sep at 47.1 km
	1106:29	MECO at 110.2 km
	1106:47	ET sep at 112.4 km	88.64 63 x 351 x 28.5
			88.65 56 x 359 x 28.5
	1138:22	OMS-2 (3:03) 85m/s	91.61 347 x 359 x 28.50
	1141:25	OMS-2 CO
	1232	PLBD open
	1300	Aussat sunshade partial open
	1438		91.64 351 x 357 x 28.59
	1515	RMS to push sunshield open
	1548	RMS opened sunshield
	1616	RMS cradle
	1733:15	Aussat-1 deploy
	1748	OMS-3 (LH 13s) 3m/s	91.75 351 x 368 x 28.55
	2207:34	ASC-1 deploy	91.72 350 x 367 x 28.55
	2216	OMS-4 (RH 13s) 3m/s sep
1985 Aug 28	0025		91.86 351 x 380 x 28.55
1985 Aug 29	1048:55	Leasat 4 deploy
	1058	OMS-5 (10s) sep 4m/s
	1200		92.02 351 x 395 x 28.55
	1630	OMS-6 (RH 40s) 11m/s rv burn
	1745	OMS-7 (RH 10s) 3m/s rv burn
	1757		91.67 314 x 398 x 28.54
	1922	OMS-8 NSR (26s) 15m/s
1985 Aug 30	0118		91.67 314 x 398 x 28.54
	0616		91.66 314 x 398 x 28.5
			91.85 313 x 417? x 28.5
		OMS-9 (RH 19s) 5m/s	91.85 313 x 417? x 28.5
	1030		92.03 313 x 434? x 28.5
	1048	OMS-10 (LH 15s) 4m/s TI	92.18 313 x 449 x 28.5
	1210	Perigee burn
	1750?	NC2 burn
1985 Aug 31
	0718	Coelliptic burn
	0835	NC5 burn
	1014	TI
	1130	Range 5.4 km
	1145	Airlock depress begins
	1211	EVA-1 Van Hoften, Fisher
	1220	Leasat 3 rendezvous	92.18 313 x 449 x 28.53
	1235	In foot restraint
	1250?	Unstow capture and handling bars
	1257	Unstow grapple bar
	1305	MS2 on RMS, to Leasat
	1400	MS2 captures Leasat, installing capture bar?
	1414	Handling bar in right hand
	1415	Install handling bar
		Remove capture bar
	1428	Install grapple bar
	1502	RMS grapple Leasat (transcript)
	1518	RMS grapple Leasat
		Leasat repairs
	1610	Removing screws
		Install safe and arm pins
	1626?	Install SBU
	1800?	Despun test access panel removed
	1805?	RPU harness mated
	1808	Omni antenna deployed
		RPU cover plate installed
	1854	PLB cleanup complete
	1900?	Ingress
	1912	HC
	1920	EVA repress
1985 Sep 1	1123		92.18 313 x 448 x 28.5
	1200	EVA-2 depress (04:26)
	1214	Crew outside
		Leasat repairs
	1230?	Spinup bar unstowed from BSA
	1320?	Old PKM cover removed
	1327?	New PKM cover installed
	1338	SBU timers set
	1406?	Ox holding LEASAT
	1408?	RMS ungrapple LEASAT
	1414	RMS grapple foot restraint
	1430?	Grapple bar removed
	1436	Spinup bar installed
	1501	Handling bar removed
	1509	MS2 deploy Leasat	92.17 313 x 448 x 28.53
	1515?	RCS 1m/s sep burn at peri?
	1627	Ox at airlock
	1628	Cradle RMS
	1634?	Closing hatch?
	1641	Repress (offl. 04:26)
	1643	Water off
	1656	Airlock at 10psi
	1819		92.22 313 x 453 x 28.5
1985 Sep 2	0900?	OMS-11 (RH 16s) 4m/s burn at apogee?
	1937		92.40 329 x 454 x 28.5
1985 Sep 3	0800		92.40 328 x 455 x 28.5
	1025	PLBD closed
	1211:01	OMS DO (251s) 145m/s
	1215:10	OMS DO CO
	1245:20	Entry
	1315:43	Landed RW23 EAFB
	1315:51	NGTD
	1316:30	Wheels stop
1985 Sep 7	1330	SCA takeoff	EAFB
	1825	SCA landing	Kelly AFB TX
1985 Sep 8	1145	SCA takeoff	Kelly
	1530	SCA landing	KSC SLF
	1900	OPF/1