LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Aug 30 1983
Rockwell International
STS-8
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(6:32 AM UTC)
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(6:32 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Space ShuttleDescription:
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