RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 5, 1984, 11:03
- Launch designation
- 1984-108
- Mission
- OV-099 LEO deploy
- Flight name
- ERBS/OSTA-3
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-17/41-G
- Year
- Launches in 1984
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 611 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 104.9 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger (STS 41-G) | 1984-108ANORAD 15353 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 93.8 t | Landed · Oct 13, 1984 |
| ERBS | 1984-108BNORAD 15354 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space science | 2,245 kg | Attached to another object · Oct 5, 1984 |
| OSTA-3 (SIR-B) | 1984-108 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| LFC/ORS | 1984-108 | 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.