Rockwell International
STS-8
Space Shuttle
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, August 30, 1983 · 06:32 UTC
Mission
/01STS-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.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Space Shuttle
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608° N, 80.604° W
20
Pad Launches
25
Location Launches
7
Agency Launches
90
Orbital This Year