page_title: STS-51-J
hierarchical_section_title: STS-51-J
caption_attribution_description: English: Liftoff of first flight of Atlantis and the STS 51-J mission.
context_page_description: STS-51-J was the 21st NASA Space Shuttle mission and the first flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 3 October 1985, carrying a payload for the U.S. Department of Defense, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on 7 October.
context_section_description: STS-51-J was the 21st NASA Space Shuttle mission and the first flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 3 October 1985, carrying a payload for the U.S. Department of Defense, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on 7 October.
caption: Maiden launch of Atlantis; in-flight photography on this Department of Defense mission is limited
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