RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 4, 1983, 18:30
- Launch designation
- 1983-026
- Mission
- OV-099 IUS deploy
- Flight name
- TDRS-A
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-6
- Year
- Launches in 1983
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 40,438 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 114.0 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger (STS-6) | 1983-026ANORAD 13968 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 88.2 t | Landed · Apr 9, 1983 |
| TDRS 1 | 1983-026BNORAD 13969 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Communications | 2,263 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.