Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
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.
Details
Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Tue, Aug 30, 1983, 06:32
Weather
ProMission Patch
