RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 18, 1983, 11:33
- Launch designation
- 1983-059
- Mission
- OV-099 PAM deploy/FF
- Flight name
- PAM-D Deploy/SPAS
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-7
- Year
- Launches in 1983
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 37,287 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 114.0 t
- Payloads
- 5
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger (STS-7) | 1983-059ANORAD 14132 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 91.2 t | Landed · Jun 24, 1983 |
| Anik C2 | 1983-059BNORAD 14133 | Telesat Canada | Communications | 592 kg | Renamed · April 1993 |
| Palapa B1 | 1983-059CNORAD 14134 | PT Perusahaan Umum Telekomunikasi (PT Perumtel) | Communications | 660 kg | Renamed · 1991 |
| SPAS 1 | 1983-059FNORAD 14142 | MBB | Microgravity | 1,448 kg | Attached to another object · Jun 22, 1983 |
| OSTA-2 | 1983-059 | NASA Marshall 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.