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51-A (Flight # 14) 8-16 November 1984

Discovery (2)

Crew:
    Frederick H. Hauck [2], Commander
    David M. Walker [1], Pilot
    Anna L. Fisher [1], Mission Specialist 1
    Dale A. Gardner [2], Mission Specialist 2
    Joseph P. Allen [1], Mission Specialist 3

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (14)
    Date: 8 November 1984
    Time: 12:15:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 185 nm
    Inclination: 28.5 degrees
    Orbits: 127
    Duration: 7 days, 23 hours, 44 minutes, 56 seconds
    Distance: 3,289,406 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (3)
    Date: 16 November 1984
    Time: 11:59:56 UTC
    Rollout: 58 seconds (2,882 meters, 9,454 feet)

Highlights:
    A Canadian communications satellite and a defense communications satellite were deployed. Allen and Gardner spacewalked and with Fisher operating the remote manipulator arm, two malfunctioning satellites were retrieved and returned to Earth.