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| Crew: 5 | CDR - Joseph H. Engle |
| Plt - Richard O. Covey | |
| MS 1 - James D. van Hoften (EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - John M. Lounge | |
| MS 3 - William F. Fisher (EV 2) | |
| Launch | 27 August 1985 @ 0658:01 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 28.55 |
| Max alt: | 452.2 km. |
| Orbits: | 111 |
| Dur: | 7:02:17:42 |
| Landing: | 3 September 1985 @ 0615:43 PDT |
| Launch Window: | 54 minutes ( 6:55 - 7:49 am EDT) |
| TAL Sites: | Dakar |
| AOA site: | Edwards, AFB |
| Primary landing site: | Edwards AFB, scheduled at 5:05 am PDT 4 September |
| Landing Speed: | 191 knots (219 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 6,100' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,512,130 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 262,309 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 196,674 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 43,988 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 13,452 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | RMS-301, EMU's 1067, 1066, & 1068 spare, Galley, teleprinter, Leasat salvage equipment, Manipulator Foot Restraint (MFR) |
| HS-376 AUSSAT-1/PAM-D - 1985-076B | Deployed mass - 7,643 lbs, ASE. (Aussat-1A mass - 1,441 lbs) |
| ASC-1/PAM-D - 1985-076C | Deployed mass - 7,677 lbs, ASE. (ASC-1 mass - 1,481 lbs) |
| HS-381 Syncom IV-4 (LEASAT-4) - 1985-076D | Deployed mass - 15,226 lbs, ASE. (Leasat-4 mass - 3,054 lbs) |
| EVA-1 - 29 August, duration 7 hrs., 20 min. | van Hoften & Fisher | Capture |
| EVA-2 - 1 September, duration 4 hrs., 31 min. | van Hoften & Fisher | Release |
| Mid-deck | PVTOS - Physical Vapor Transport of Organic Solids, Remote Sensing Polarization Experiment (see 51-A) |
| SSME's: | 2109 (1) - 8th use, 2018 (2) - 7th use, 2012 (3) - 10th use. At liftoff 104% same after throttle-up |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-04/110 - 2nd use & RP-03/108 - 6th use |
| ET: | ET-21 (LWT-14) |
| SRB's: | LO-20/BI-020 - Lightweight set successfully recovered (Independence Star used for first time |
| Left - 20A | Right - 20B | |||
| 10-A | 009 | Fwd | 012 | 11-B |
| 10-B | 037 | Cyl | 007 | 9-A |
| 10-B | 057 | Cyl | 079 | 9-B |
| 10-A | L15 | Cyl | L38 | 10-B |
| 10-A | L42 | Cyl | L39 | 10-B |
| 10-A | L11 | Cyl | L93 | New |
| 10-A | L51 | Cyl | 10-B | L40 |
| New | L17 | Att | L16 | New |
| New | L27 | Stf | L29 | New |
| New | L28 | Stf | L30 | New |
| New | 030 | Aft | 002 | 9-B |
| 10 January 1985 | ET-21 arrives on dock KSC |
| 29 June 1985 | OV-103 returns to the OPF follow Mission-18/51-G |
| 2 July 1985 | ET/SRB mate |
| 30 July 1985 | OV-103 rollover from OPF-2 to VAB High Bay 1 for stacking same day |
| 6 August 1985 | Stack rollout to Pad 39A |
| 8 August 1985 | 41-I payload insertion at Pad 39A |
| 10 August 1985 | TCDT dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard orbiter |
| 21 August 1985 | Astronaut arrival at KSC |
| 22 August 1985 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 3 am EDT |
| 27 August 1985 | Launch |
| 3 September 1985 | Landing at Edwards AFB |
| 7 September 1985 | First leg of ferry flight from Edwards AFB to Kelly AFB with an overnight stay |
| 8 September 1985 | Final leg of ferry flight from Kelly AFB to KSC and delivery to the OPF |
| 26 September 1985 | OV-103 transferred from OPF Bay 2 to VAB for temporary storage |
| 27 October 1985 | The repaired Leasat-3 apogee motor fired (achieving operational orbit) |
| 22 November 1985 | OV-103 transferred from VAB to OPF Bay 1 for temporary storage |
| 8 December 1985 | OV-103 transferred back to VAB to begin modifications prior to delivery to Vandenberg AFB |