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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-5
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 11, 1982, 12:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-5 marked the first fully operational mission of the Space Shuttle program, launched by the Columbia shuttle with four crew members. Known as the first satellite deployment mission, it successfully deployed two commercial communications satellites into orbit. STS-5 not only advanced satellite deployment techniques but also demonstrated the Space Shuttle's role in supporting commercial and scientific endeavors in space.
Low Earth Orbit
Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 30
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 11, 1982, 6:14 a.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 68
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 2, 1982, 9:30 a.m.
Soyuz U | Progress 16
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 31, 1982, 11:20 a.m.
Titan 34D IUS | DSCS-2 16
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 30, 1982, 4:05 a.m.
Delta 3924 | Satcom 5
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 28, 1982, 1:27 a.m.
Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 3
Russian Space Forces | RussiaKapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Oct. 21, 1982, 2 p.m.
Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 6
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 20, 1982, 4:26 p.m.
Kosmos-3M | Parus 35
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 19, 1982, 5:58 a.m.
Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 67
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 14, 1982, 9:10 a.m.
