NASA
/
STS-3
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
16:00:00
Monday March 22, 1982
Watch Replay
Official Livestream
Mission Details
Launch Notes
Shuttle R&D flight and the first and only landing at White Sands, New Mexico.
STS-3
The mission involved extensive orbital endurance testing of the Columbia itself, as well as numerous scientific experiments.
Low Earth Orbit
10,301 kilograms
Rocket
Agency
NASAPrice
$450.00 million
Rocket
Height: 56.1m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 27,500 kg
GTO: 3,810 kg
Liftoff Thrust
30,250 Kilonewtons
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
Launch Site
Stats
Space Shuttle
3rd
Mission
1st
Mission of 1982
1982
23rd
Orbital launch attempt