STS-8

Success Rockwell International, Space Shuttle

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STS-8: the flight path in 3D, from the pad to orbit, seen from space

About this launch

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.

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More about this launch

Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe

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Launch window and padKennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Site: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Rocket and boosterSpace Shuttle

Vehicle: Space Shuttle

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MissionCommunications · LEO

Communications · LEO

What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites

Object	Type	Orbit	Globe
STS 8 1983-089A	Payload	re-entered 1983-09-05
INSAT-1B 1983-089B	Payload	35739 × 35860 km · 11.0°	Globe
INSAT-1B R/B [PAM-D] 1983-089C	Rocket body	299 × 19314 km · 24.4°	Globe

COSPAR ID 1983-089. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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