LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Tue Aug 30 1983
Rockwell International

STS-8

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(6:32 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(6:32 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(6:32 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Space Shuttle

Description:

Space Shuttle rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 39A