1983 · Rockwell International
STS-8
successSpace Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-8
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- August 30, 1983 at 06:32 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 39A
- Mission
- STS-8
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit