Was there any Space Shuttle mission whose primary target were e deploying satellites (space stations do not count).
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1$\begingroup$ Do you mean no science was performed, only a satellite payload was deployed? $\endgroup$– GdDAug 4, 2020 at 15:24
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1$\begingroup$ I understand such missions do not exist so I modified the question $\endgroup$– Joe JobsAug 4, 2020 at 16:12
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These early missions launched comsats for paying customers.
STS-5, 7, 8, 41-B, 41-D, 51-A, 51-D, 51-G, 51-I, 61-B, 61-C, 49
These missions launched geosynchronous comsats for NASA or other government agencies
STS-6, 26, 29, 32, 43, 54, 51, 70
These missions launched Earth-orbiting scientific or unclassified defense satellites for NASA or other government agencies
STS-41C, 41-G, 61-A, 31, 37, 48, 44, 46, 52, 53, 60, 63, 93
The payloads on several DOD dedicated missions remain classified.
This list does not include
satellites deployed from the shuttle and retrieved during the same mission.
tiny satellites for universities, etc., as Getaway Specials or other add-on payloads.
Reference: Space Shuttle Missions Summary
answered Aug 4, 2020 at 15:07
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2$\begingroup$ I prefer to change the question then, to ask about primary missions $\endgroup$– Joe JobsAug 4, 2020 at 15:18
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$\begingroup$ STS-32 was also used to retrieve a satellite but this is a nice list of STS satellite launches. I will change the question to match the answer list $\endgroup$– Joe JobsAug 4, 2020 at 15:40
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$\begingroup$ @JoeJobs I did not include missions with only retrievals, since your question asks about deployments $\endgroup$ Aug 4, 2020 at 16:06