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| Crew: 8 | CDR - Henry W. Hartsfield |
| Plt - Steven R. Nagel | |
| MS 1 - Bonnie J. Dunbar (EV 2) | |
| MS 2 - James F. Buchli (EV 1) | |
| MS 3 - Guion S. Bluford | |
| PS 1 - Reinhard Furrer | |
| PS 2 - Ernst W. Messerschmid | |
| PS 3 - Wubbo Ockels | |
| Launch | 30 October 1985 @ 1200:00 EST |
| Orbital incl: | 57.00 |
| Max alt: | 333.1 km. |
| Orbits: | 111 |
| Dur: | 7:00:44:51 |
| Landing: | 6 November 1985 @ 0944:51 PST |
| Launch Window: | 3 hours (12:00 - 3:00 pm EST) |
| TAL Sites: | Zaragoza (alternate: Moron) |
| AOA site: | White Sands, NM |
| Primary landing site: | Edwards AFB, scheduled 9:40 am PST, 6 November |
| Landing Speed: | 203 knots (233 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 8,304' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,508,496 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 243,762 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 214,171 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 31,861 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 31,711 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | RMS-302, EMU's 1074, 1073, Galley, teleprinter, Sleeping berths and MADS |
| SPACELAB-D1 - Long module/Unit-2, and long tunnel | Weight - 30,451 lbs. Two exterior mounted experiments - 1) MEA-A2 (see STS-7) and 2) NAVEX, on a USS - Unique Support Structure - 3,800 lbs |
| GAS | G-0308 GLOMR subsatellite - 1985-104B (see Mission-17/51-B), deployed mass - 150 lbs. Remote Sensing Polarizationj Experiment, European Ham Radio Station - DPOSL - Call signs: Furrer - DD6CF, Messerschmid - DG2KM and Ockels - PE1LFO and SEPEX (Shuttle Exhaust Particle Exp.) collected by airborne NASA T34C aircraft |
| OEX | ACIP/HiRAP (see STS-6) |
| SSME's: | 2023 (1) - 4th use, 2020 (2) & 2021 (3) - Both 5th use. At liftoff 104% and same after throttle-up |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-99/106 - 8th use & RP-03/108 - 7th use |
| ET: | ET-24 (LWT-17) |
| SRB's: | LO-22/BI-022 - Lightweight set successfully recovered |
| Left - 22A | Right - 22B | |||
| 13-A | 024 | Fwd | 022 | 13-B |
| 13-A | 056 | Cyl | 022 | 13-B |
| 9-A | 065 | Cyl | 078 | 9-B |
| New | L97 | Cyl | L100 | New |
| New | L98 | Cyl | L101 | New |
| New | L88 | Cyl | L95 | New |
| New | L94 | Cyl | L96 | New |
| New | L20 | Att | L23 | New |
| New | L35 | Stf | L19 | 13-A |
| New | L36 | Stf | L37 | New |
| New | 033 | Aft | 007 | 13-B |
| 8 May 1985 | ET-24 arrives on dock KSC |
| 11 August 1985 | OV-099 returns to the OPF following Mission-19/51-F |
| 20 September 1985 | Spacelab-D1 (unit 2) is laoded into the cargo bay in the OPF |
| 30 September 1985 | ET/SRB mate |
| 12 October 1985 | OV-099 rollover from OPF-1 to VAB High Bay 1 for stacking same day |
| 16 October 1985 | Stack rollout to Pad 39A |
| 18 October 1985 | TCDT dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard orbiter |
| 27 October 1985 | Astronaut arrival KSC |
| 28 October 1985 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 6 am EST |
| 6 November 1985 | Landing at Edwards AFB |
| 10 November 1985 | First leg of ferry flight from Edwards AFB to DAvis-Monthan AFB on to Kelly AFB with an overnight stay |
| 11 November 1985 | Final leg of ferry flight from Kelly AFB to Eglin AFB to KSC (one day hop) and delivery to the OPF |