RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 30, 1983, 06:32
- Launch designation
- 1983-089
- Mission
- OV-099 PAM deploy
- Flight name
- PAM-D Deploy/PFTA
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-8
- Year
- Launches in 1983
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 38,385 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 111.4 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger (STS-8) | 1983-089ANORAD 14312 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 90.6 t | Landed · Sep 5, 1983 |
| Insat 1B | 1983-089BNORAD 14318 | Indian Space Research Organization | Communications | 1,194 kg | In orbit |
| PFTA | 1983-089 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| DFI/USPS/EOIM | 1983-089 | NASA 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.