First TDRS Deployment, STS-6 Challenger Mission, April 4, 1983 @ccspacemuseum

Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

On April 4, 1983, the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite was deployed from the Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger, which was on its first mission.

The video clip is narrated by STS-6 commander Paul Weitz.

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First TDRS Deployment, STS-6 Challenger Mission, April 4, 1983

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