# Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-51-J

**URL:** <https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-atlantis-ov-104-sts-51-j/32873>\
**Category:** Archivio lanci\
**Tags:** sts, lanci-lsoc, lanci-con-equipaggio, nasa, space-shuttle, atlantis, lanci-1985\
**Created:** [2 Ottobre 1985, 3:15pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-atlantis-ov-104-sts-51-j/32873 "1985-10-02T15:15:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [2 Ottobre 1985, 3:15pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-atlantis-ov-104-sts-51-j/32873/1 "1985-10-02T15:15:30Z")

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> **Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-51-J**
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> **Starts:** 3 Ottobre 1985, 3:15pm (Etc/UTC)\
> **Location:** www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/28.6082268/-80.6042819&layers=N\
> **Link:** <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ijf9yf0lu8>

### Patch della missione

 ![](https://discourse-data-fra.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/0/e/0e99a54461e65ec2bf221e5e9456135c6140955b.png)

### Informazioni sulla missione

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Lancio | 1985-10-03T15:15:30 |
| Esito | **SUCCESSO** |
| Tipo missione | Governativo/Top Secret |
| Orbita | Orbita bassa terrestre (LEO) |
| Rampa | Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA (USA) [🗺](http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.60822681&mlon=-80.60428186&zoom=20) |

### Equipaggio

| ↑↓ | Nome | &nbsp; | Affiliazione | Ruolo |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ↑↓ | [Robert L. Stewart](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31478) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [Karol J. Bobko](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31462) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Comandante |
| ↑↓ | [Ronald J. Grabe](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31486) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Pilota |
| ↑↓ | [David Hilmers](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31306) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [William A. Pailes](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31604) | 🇺🇸 | USAF | Specialista del carico utile |

### Veicolo spaziale

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Nome | [Space Shuttle Atlantis](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/40077) seriale OV-104 |
| Destinazione | Orbita bassa terrestre |
| Configurazione | Space Shuttle |
| Trasporto equipaggi | Sì |
| Dimensioni | altezza 56,10 m  
diametro 8,70 m |
| Numero passeggeri | Fino a 7 persone |
| Capacità di carico | 27.500 kg |

### Lanciatore

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Nome | Space Shuttle[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle) |
| Costruttore | National Aeronautics and Space Administration [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration) [Info](https://www.nasa.gov) |
| Fornitore servizi di lancio | Lockheed Space Operations Company Wiki Info |
| Primo volo | 1981-04-12 |
| Numero stadi | 2 |
| Altezza | 56,10 m |
| Diametro | 8,00 m |
| Peso al lancio | 2.030 t |
| Spinta al decollo | 28.200 kN |
| Capacità di carico | LEO: 27.500 kg  
GTO: - |
| Successi/Lanci totali | 133/135 (22 consecutivi) |
| Booster | None |

### Video

- Recap: [STS 51-J Launch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ijf9yf0lu8) (TheRay125)

Ultimo aggiornamento: 2026-09-09T22:12:14 con AstronautiBOT 2026.09.07 - Fonte: [LaunchLibrary2 API](https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/a99a9ee3-8364-41e4-9dc0-9458c24e31a7/?format=json)

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STS-51-J was the twenty-first space shuttle mission and the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the second mission dedicated to deploying a Department of Defence payload. It was a classified mission however we do know that it deployed two 10 satellites.