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| Crew: 5 | CDR - Karol J. Bobko |
| Plt - Ronald J. Grabe | |
| MS 1 - David C. Hilmers (EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - Robert L. Stewart (EV 2) | |
| PS 1 - William A. Pailes | |
| Launch | 3 October 1985 @ 1115:30 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 28.52 |
| Max alt: | 513.4 km. |
| Orbits: | 63 |
| Dur: | 4:01:44:38 |
| Landing: | 7 October 1985 @ 1000:08 PDT |
| Launch Window: | DOD announced launch period" 10:20 am to 1:20 pm EDT |
| TAL Sites: | Dakar |
| AOA site: | Edwards AFB |
| Primary landing site: | Edwards AFB |
| Landing Speed: | 187 knots (215 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 8,056' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | N/A |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | N/A |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | N/A |
| Cargo mass approx.: | N/A |
| Landing Weight: | N/A |
| Special mission kits: | EMU's 1071 & 1072, Galley, teleprinter, HUD, no RMS |
| DOD 85-2 DSCS III-2(B-4) & 3(B-5)/IUS - 1985-092B | Deployable mass - 1,969 lbs ea., USA-11 & 12, on an IUS cradle |
| Mid-deck: | One unclassified exp.: BIOS (Biostack Mid-deck Experiment, solid state radiation dosimeter radiation survey), 2 USAF exp. - 1) CLOUDS II (see Mission-12/41-D), QRSP Q008). 2) MARC-DN (Measurement of Atmospheric Radiance Camera-Day/Night, modified Cargo Bay TV Camera to record images o fcelestial, earth limb and ground targets under varying angles of illumination, QRSP Q005) |
| New via FOIA | AMOS, CST (Contrast Sensitivity Test), OCEANS, RME, VFT-1, OASIS, RTPA (Reaction Time-Preception Analyzer) & WINCON (WINdow CONtamination) |
| SSME's: | 2011 (1) - 2nd use, 2019 (2) - 2nd use, 2017 (3) - 4th use. At liftoff 104% same after throttle-up |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-03/107 - 6th use & RP-99/111 - 7th Pod use/2nd motor use |
| ET: | ET-25 (LWT-18) |
| SRB's: | LO-21/BI-021 - Lightweight set successfully recovered |
| Left - 21A | Right - 21B | |||
| 11-A | 002 | Fwd | 028 | New |
| 11-A | 043 | Cyl | 080 | 9-B |
| 5-A | 017 | Cyl | 081 | 9-B |
| 8-B | L36 | Cyl | L46 | 11-B |
| 8-A | L30 | Cyl | L47 | 11-B |
| New | L99 | Cyl | L48 | 11-B |
| 11-A | L45 | Cyl | L48 | 11-B |
| New | L18 | Att | L19 | New |
| New | L31 | Stf | L33 | New |
| New | L32 | Stf | L34 | New |
| 11-A | 004 | Aft | 031 | New |
| 6 April 1985 | Rollout ceremony of Atlantis at Rockwell Plant, Palmdale, CA |
| 9 April 1985 | Overland transport of OV=104 form Rockwell Plant to Edwards AFB |
| 12 April 1985 | Ferry flight of OV-104/SCA from Edwards AFB to KSC, arriving at OPF-1 the next day |
| 13 April 1985 | Final hop of ferry flight from Ellington AFB to KSC, arriving at OPF-1 the next day |
| 10 May 1985 | OV-104 moved from OPF-1 to VAB High Bay 2 for temporty storage |
| 28 May 1985 | OV-104 moved from VAB High Bay 2 to OPF-2 |
| 10 June 1985 | ET-25 arrives on dock KSC |
| 18 July 1985 | OV-104 transferred back to VAB High Bay 2 for further temporary storage |
| 30 July 1985 | OV-104 returned to OPF-1 to begin processing for Mission 51-J |
| 9 August 1985 | ET/SRB mate |
| 11 August 1985 | OV-104 rollover from OPF-1 to VAB High Bay 3 for stacking two days later |
| 29 August 1985 | Stack rollout from VAB to Pad 39A |
| 12 September 1985 | Flight Readiness Firing conducted at 104% for 20 secnds at 11 am EDT |
| 16 September 1985 | TCDT dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard orbiter |
| 30 September 1985 | Astronaut arrival KSC |
| 1 October 1985 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at a still classified time |
| 3 October 1985 | Launch |
| 7 October 1985 | Landing at Edwards AFB |
| 11 October 1985 | Ferry flight from Edwards AFB to Kelly AFB for refuelling stop to KSC (one day hop) |
| 12 October 1985 | OV-104 returned to the OPF |