Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-8

Name: Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-8
Start: 1983-08-30T06:32:00Z
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: August 30, 1983 at 06:32 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Space Shuttle
Operator: Rockwell International
Launch site: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission type: Communications