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Challenger (STS-8)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1983-089ALaunched 8/30/1983

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: PAM-D Deploy/PFTA
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 8/30/1983
Last Contact: 9/5/1983

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 303.5 km
Inclination: 28.47 deg
Dry Mass: 83,340 kg
Total Mass: 103,131 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1983-089A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/097