3rd space-shuttle launch delayed by satellite test
July 29, 1983
Washington
Next month's scheduled space-shuttle launch has been postponed because of delays in testing a data-relay satellite already in orbit, NASA said. This is the satellite that was left in the wrong orbit in April. It took nearly three months to get it into its final orbit, which slowed down checkout operations. The delay could be only a few days or may extend beyond a week.