Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-61-A

STS-61-A was the twenty-second space shuttle flight and ninth for Space Shuttle Challenger. It was a scientific spacelab mission funded entirely by West Germany. The payload operations were controlled from the German Space Operations Center as opposed to the regular NASA centers.

Mission Details

  • Launch date: October 30, 1985 at 05:00 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Space Shuttle
  • Operator: Lockheed Space Operations Company
  • Launch site: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA