1982-022A
Columbia's third flight began on 1982 Mar 22. After the OMS 1 and OMS 2 burns, it entered a 237 x 246 km orbit, and the payload bay doors were opened at 1838. The OSS 1 pallet was switched on at 1856. The bay doors were closed again from 2312 on Mar 23 until 0015 on Mar 24 in a `cold soak' test. The port door was again closed and opened at 0248 on Mar 24. Next came tests of the RMS arm, which was switched on at 1521 on Mar 24. Following tests of the electron beam experiment, the RMS grappled the Plasma Diagnostics Package subsatellite on Mar 25 and unberthed it. The PDP was maneuvered around the bay, but not released. The PDP unberthing was repeated on Mar 26. Also on Mar 26, one of the OMS engines underwent a cold restart test. More tests of the bay doors were carried out on Mar 27 and Mar 28.
On Mar 29 the deorbit burn was cancelled 40 minutes before ignition and the crew were told to stay in orbit another day. It was decided to land at White Sands' Northrup Strip, and after a successful burn on Mar 30 the Shuttle touched down at 1604 on Runway 17 at Northrup Strip, which was subsequently renamed White Sands Space Harbor to mark the landing.
| STS-3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Feb 3 | VAB/3 | ||
| 1982 Feb 16 | Rollout | LC39A | |
| 1982 Mar 22 | 1600:00 | Launch, LC39A | |
| 1602:08 | SRB sep | ||
| 1608:33 | MECO | ||
| 1608:52 | ET Sep | 86.24 10 x 165 x 38.0 | |
| 1610:34 | OMS 1 (85s) 46.5m/s | 87.79 87 x 241 x 38.0 | |
| 1611:58 | OMS 1 CO | ||
| 1624 | ET apogee | ||
| 1640:50 | OMS 2 (88s) 46.2m/s | 89.35 238 x 246 x 38.0 | |
| 1642:18 | OMS 2 CO | ||
| 1650 | ET breakup | ||
| 1838 | PLBD open | 89.37 236 x 249 x 38.0 | |
| 1855 | OSS-1 activate | ||
| 1982 Mar 23 | 89.33 232 x 249 x 38.0 | ||
| 1982 Mar 23 | 2312 | PLBD closed | |
| 1982 Mar 24 | 0015 | PLBD open | |
| 1982 Mar 24 | 0248 | PLBD port door test | |
| 1982 Mar 25 | 1405 | RMS grapple PDP | |
| 1509 | PDP unberthed | ||
| 1533 | RMS reberth PDP | ||
| 1539 | RMS unberth PDP | ||
| 2348 | Prep to berth underway | ||
| 2355? | PDP berthed | ||
| 1982 Mar 26 | 0020? | RMS stowed | 89.21 231 x 239 x 38.0 |
| 1982 Mar 26 | 1435 | RCS burn 12m/s 1:40 | |
| 1982 Mar 26 | 1515? | RMS grapple PDP | |
| 1982 Mar 26 | 1520? | RMS unberth PDP | |
| 1982 Mar 26 | 2230? | RMS reberth PDP | |
| 1982 Mar 26 | RMS ungrapple PDP | 89.38 230 x 257 x 38.0 | |
| Berth RMS | |||
| 1982 Mar 27 | 1744 | 89.33 228 x 253 x 38.0 | |
| 1982 Mar 27 | 2023 | PLBD closed | |
| 1982 Mar 27 | 2116 | PLBD open | |
| 1982 Mar 27 | 2200:00 | OMS 3A (LH, 2.4s) 0.5m/s | |
| 1982 Mar 27 | 2204:04 | OMS 3B (LH, 15s) 4m/s | |
| 1982 Mar 28 | 0538 | 89.32 228 x 253 x 38.0 | |
| 1982 Mar 28 | 2250 | PLBD closed | |
| 1982 Mar 28 | 2330 | PLBD open | |
| 1982 Mar 29 | 1443 | PLBD closed | |
| 1982 Mar 29 | 0653 | 89.25 225 x 249 x 38.0 | |
| 1982 Mar 29 | 1755 | OMS DO cancelled | |
| 1982 Mar 29 | 1840 | PLBD open | |
| 1982 Mar 30 | 1243 | PLBD closed | 89.15 219 x 245 x 38.0 |
| 1982 Mar 30 | 1513:30 | OMS DO (147s) 82.5m/s | |
| 1515:57 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 1982 Mar 30 | 1534:44 | Entry interface 400k | |
| 1982 Mar 30 | 1604:45 | Landing, RW17 WSMR | |
| 1982 Mar 30 | 1605:00 | NGTD | |
| 1982 Mar 30 | 1606:09 | Wheels stop | |
| 1982 Apr 6 | 1400 | SCA | Barksdale AFB, LA |
| 1982 Apr 6 | 1800 | SCA | KSC SLF |
| 2245 | OPF/1 | ||
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