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Astronauts Launch Satellite From Challenger Mission
The Challenger crew launched a 150 pound experimental satellite to test a system for tracking Soviet submarines under Arctic ice. The seven day mission includes eight astronauts aboard the Spacelab with West German control and involves the GLOMR relay for remote sensors and weather data collection.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Challenger
Spacelab
Oberpfaffenhofen
Munich
U.S
Arctic
GLOMA
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Poles
Pentagon
Kennedy Space Center