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51-D (Flight # 16) 12-19 April 1985

Discovery (4)

Crew:
    Karol J. Bobko [2], Commander
    Donald E. Williams [1], Pilot
    M. Rhea Seddon [1], Mission Specialist 1
    Jeffrey A. Hoffman [1], Mission Specialist 2
    S. David Griggs [1], Mission Specialist 3
    Charles D. Walker [2], Payload Specialist 1
    Senator E. Jake Garn [1], Payload Specialist 2

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (16)
    Date: 12 April 1985
    Time: 13:59:05 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 285 nm
    Inclination: 28.5 degrees
    Orbits: 110
    Duration: 6 days, 23 hours, 55 minutes, 23 seconds
    Distance: 2,889,785 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (5)
    Date: 19 April 1985
    Time: 13:54:28 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 3 seconds (3,139 meters, 10,298 feet)

Highlights:
    Two satellites were deployed, although one had a failure of the post-deployment sequence. Griggs and Hoffman performed a space walk.