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Columbia (STS-3)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1982-022ALaunched 3/22/1982

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: OFT-3/OSS-1
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 3/22/1982
Last Contact: 3/30/1982

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 241 km
Inclination: 38.03 deg
Dry Mass: 83,698 kg
Total Mass: 101,144 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Human Spaceflight
Payload Category: SS
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1982-022A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/067