On This Day In Space June 20, 1983 Challenger launches Palapa B Satellite
On June 20, 1983, the crew of the space shuttle Challenger including America’s first space woman Sally Ride deployed an Indonesian communications satellite called Palapa-B1 into orbit. Palapa is a series of satellites owned by the Indonesian telecommunication company Telkom. All nine satellites were launched by the U.S., starting with the first in 1976. This …
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