However, after the Challenger disaster the deployment of commercial satellites like the Indonesian Palapa B-3 planned for that mission was canceled, thus the mission never took place.
Namun, setelah bencana Challenger, pengiriman satelit komersial seperti Palapa B-3 Indonesia yang direncanakan dalam misi ini dibatalkan, sehingga misi tersebut tidak pernah dijalankan.