STS-51-D

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:airlines gptkb:M._J._Mc_Culley
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Shannon_W._Lucid
gptkb:James_D._Wetherbee
gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkb:George_D._Nelson
gptkb:John_M._Lounge
gptkb:Shannon_Lucid
gptkb:Fred_W._Leslie
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:6
gptkbp:distance 2.8 million miles
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1985
gptkbp:has_programs gptkb:Space_Shuttle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label STS-51-D
gptkbp:landing_distance 90,000 kg
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
April 19, 1985
gptkbp:launch_date 12:00 UTC
April 12, 1985
gptkbp:launch_mass 120,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:George_D._Nelson
gptkb:STS-51-D_patch
gptkb:Shannon_Lucid
gptkb:Fred_W._Leslie
Completed
Successful
Conduct scientific experiments
Test new technologies
Deploy communications satellites
gptkbp:mission_duration 7 days
7 days, 23 hours, 16 minutes
gptkbp:mission_type Satellite Deployment
Satellite deployment
gptkbp:notable_event First flight of the TDRS satellite
Successful deployment of satellites
Return of the crew to Earth
First flight of the SPAS-01
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:John_M._Lounge
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:112
gptkb:Discovery
gptkbp:payload_capacity gptkb:SPAS-1
gptkb:TDRS-3
gptkb:SPAS-01
10,000 kg
SLS-1
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:STS-51-C
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:STS-51-F
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Winston_Scott
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4