Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-8

Name: Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-8
Start: 1983-08-30T06:32:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Rockwell International · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Rockwell International's 7th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 2,736th orbital launch attempt

August 30, 1983Add to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Aug 30, 06:32 – Aug 30, 06:32 UTC

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STS-8

STS-8 was the third mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed an Indian 10 and Weather satellite. It was the first night launch and night landing of the Shuttle program. It also carried the first African-American astronaut; Guion Bluford.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)