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Wednesday August 31, 1983

Deployment of the INSAT-1B satellite during STS-8

42 years ago

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INSAT-1B is deployed from Space Shuttle Challenger
INSAT-1B is deployed from Space Shuttle Challenger
Hello Big Man Album Cover
Hello Big Man Album Cover
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