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Encyclopedia > 1985 in spaceflight

Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1985. ISS in earth orbit. ... This article is about the year. ...

Launch Date/Time Rocket Launch
Site
Launch Contractor Payload Operator Orbit Mission/
Function
Re-Entry/
Destruction
Outcome Remarks
24 January
19:50:00 UTC
Space Shuttle Discovery LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-51-C, 5 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 27 January 1985 Successful
TRW Magnum 1 NRO Geosynchronous SIGINT Reconnaissance satellite N/A N/A
12 April
13:59:05 UTC
Space Shuttle Discovery LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-51-D, 7 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 19 April 1985 Successful Brake damage and blown tire during landing
Hughes Anik C1 BCE Geostaionary Comsat Graveyard orbit since 5 May 2003 Successful Sold to Paracom S.A. 1993
Hughes SYNCOM IV-3 (LEASAT-3) NRO Geosynchronous Comsat N/A Failure Failed to manoeuvre to orbit
29 April
18:02:18 UTC
Space Shuttle Challenger LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-51-D, 7 astronauts, 2 Monkeys, 24 rodents NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 6 May 1985 Successful
NASA/ESA Spacelab-3 NASA LEO Reusable laboratory 6 May 1985 Successful
17 June
13:33:00 UTC
Space Shuttle Discovery LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-51-G, 7 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 24 June 1985 Successful Sultan of Saudi Arabia on board
AƩrospatiale Arabsat 1-B ASCO Geosynchronous Comsat Graveyard orbit since Summer 1992 Successful
Hughes Morelos 1 Mexico Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful
Hughes Telstar 3-D AT&T Geostaionary Comsat Still in orbit Successful
Hughes Spartan 1 NASA LEO Astronomy experiments 24 June 1985 Successful Deploied and retrteved by SRMS
NASA High Precision Tracking Experiment (HPTE) DOD LEO "Star Wars" 24 June 1985 Successful
29 July
23:00:00 UTC
Space Shuttle Challenger LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-51-F, 7 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 6 August 1985 Successful Abort to orbit
NASA/ESA Spacelab 2 NASA LEO Modular science package 6 August 1985 Successful Triple pallet configuration
27 August
12:58:01 UTC
Space Shuttle Discovery LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-51-I, 5 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 3 September 1985 Successful Repaired SYNCOM IV-3 (LEASAT-3)
NASA ASC-1 American Satellite Company Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful
NASA AUSSAT-1 Optus Geostationary Comsat Still in orbit Successful
Hughes SYNCOM IV-4 (LEASAT-4) DOD Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Failure Failed to function after reaching orbit
3 October
17:15:30 UTC
Space Shuttle Atlantis LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-51-J, 5 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 7 October 1985 Successful
NASA DSCS-III DOD Geostationary Comsat Still in orbit N/A
NASA DSCS-III DOD Geostationary Comsat Still in orbit N/A
30 October
17:00:00 UTC
Space Shuttle Challenger LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-61-A, 8 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 6 November 1985 Successful Largest crew aboard any single spacecraft
NASA Spacelab D1 German Space Operations Center LEO Modular science package 6 November 1985 Successful
NASA Global Low Orbiting Message Relay Satellite (GLOMR) German Aerospace Research Establishment (DFVLR) LEO Comsat N/A Successful
27 November
00:29:00 UTC
Space Shuttle Atlantis LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-61-B, 7 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 3 December 1985 Successful EASE/ACCESS
NASA MORELOS-B Mexico Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful
NASA AUSSAT-2 Optus Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful
RCA Astro Electronics (Americom) SATCOM KU-2 RCA Astro Electronics (Americom) Geosynchronous Comsat Still in orbit Successful

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A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... http://www. ... Department of Defense redirects here. ... Geostationary orbit A geostationary orbit (GEO) is a geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earths equator (0° latitude), with orbital eccentricity of zero. ... U.S. military MILSTAR communications satellite A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... http://www. ... Department of Defense redirects here. ... Geostationary orbit A geostationary orbit (GEO) is a geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earths equator (0° latitude), with orbital eccentricity of zero. ... U.S. military MILSTAR communications satellite A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... ... This article is about the space vehicle. ... Space Shuttle Challenger (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099) was NASAs second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, Columbia being the first. ... Launch Complex 39 is a large site and a collection of facilities at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, USA, originally built for the Apollo program, and later modified to support Space Shuttle operations. ... The Bumper V-2 was the first missile launched at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. ... STS-61-A was the 22nd Space Shuttle mission. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit outside the U.S. Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... Spacelab in payload bay during STS-90 Spacelab is a microgravity laboratory flown into space on the Space Shuttle. ... A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ... U.S. military MILSTAR communications satellite A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... ... This article is about the space vehicle. ... Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104) is one of the fleet of space shuttles belonging to the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ... Launch Complex 39 is a large site and a collection of facilities at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, USA, originally built for the Apollo program, and later modified to support Space Shuttle operations. ... The Bumper V-2 was the first missile launched at Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950. ... Crew Brewster H. Shaw, Jr. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit outside the U.S. Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Astronauts assemble the EASE structure during STS-61B Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, secured to the RMS, approaches the ACCESS structure during STS-61B Astronauts assemble the ACCESS structure in neutral buoyancy training The Experimental Assembly of Structures in EVA and the Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structures, or... This article is about the American space agency. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with geostationary orbit. ... U.S. military MILSTAR communications satellite A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications (ASX: SGT). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with geostationary orbit. ... U.S. military MILSTAR communications satellite A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications. ... Lockheed Martin Space Systems is one of the 4 major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. ... Lockheed Martin Space Systems is one of the 4 major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with geostationary orbit. ... U.S. military MILSTAR communications satellite A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications. ...

EVAs

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Function Remarks
16 April 3 hours, 6 mins STS-51-D (Discovery) Jeffrey A. Hoffman
S. David Griggs
SRMS reconfigure
31 August 7 hours, 20 mins STS-51-I (Discovery) William Frederick Fisher
James van Hoften
SYNCOM IV-3 (LEASAT-3) repair
1 September 3 hours, 6 mins STS-51-I (Discovery) William Frederick Fisher
James van Hoften
SYNCOM IV-3 (LEASAT-3) repair
29 November 5 hours, 32 mins STS-61-B (Atlantis) Jerry L. Ross
Sherwood C. Spring
EASE/ACCESS
1 December 6 hours, 41 mins STS-61-B (Atlantis) Jerry L. Ross
Sherwood C. Spring
EASE/ACCESS

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References

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1984
Timeline of spaceflight
1985
Succeeded by
1986

 

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