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OV-102 OFT-3

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 22, 1982, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 22, 1982 · 16:00 UTCLaunch 1982-022Launch no. 2,534 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 22, 1982, 16:00
Launch designation
1982-022
Mission
OV-102 OFT-3
Flight name
OFT-3/OSS-1
Vehicle flight ID
STS-3

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
257 km
Payload mass to orbit
101.1 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Columbia (STS-3)1982-022ANORAD 13106NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight90.9 tLanded · Mar 30, 1982
OSS-11982-022NASA Goddard Space Flight Center———
PDP1982-022NASA Marshall Space Flight Center———
DFI1982-022NASA Johnson Space Flight Center———
IECM1982-022NASA Marshall Space Flight Center———
ACIP1982-022NASA Johnson Space Flight Center———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.