STS-3

Erdorbitale Mission mit 129 Erdumläufen. Transport des Office of Space Science-1 auf einer Spacelab-Palette. Transport des Contamination Monitor Package. Transport des Microabrasion Foil Experiment. Transport des Shuttle-Spacelab Induced Atmosphere Experiment. Transport des Solar Flare X-Ray Polarimeter. Transport des Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor. Transport des Thermal Canister Experiment. Transport des Vehicle Charging and Potential Experiment. Transport der Freiflugplattform Plasma Diagnostics Package. Transport der Development Flight Instrumentation. Transport der Evaluation of Oxygen Integration with Materials. Transport des Induced Environment Contamination Monitor. Transport des Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology Orbiter Experiments Program. Transport des Aerodynamic Coefficient Identification Package. Transport des Catalytic Surface Effects Experiment. Transport des Dynamic, Acoustic and Thermal Environment Experiment. Transport des Infrared Imagery of Shuttle Experiment. Transport des Tile Gap Heating Effects Experiment. Transport des Getaway Special. Transport der Getaway Special Flight Verification Payload. Die Erdorbithöhen lagen bei 242 x 242 km und 225 x 254 km bei einer Inklination von 38,0 Grad. Die Flugstrecke betrug 5.400.000 km. Missionsverlängerung um 24 Stunden aufgrund starker Winde am Landeort Northrup Strip, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.