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STS-5
Space Shuttle · Communications
1982Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
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.
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Mission Facts
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- ROI
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39A
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- LL2