Earth orbit
STS-1
STS-1 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the OV-102 program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
STS-1 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the OV-102 program. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1981-034; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 12 April 1981, 12:00:04 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Space Shuttle
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 14 April 1981
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
STS-1
GCAT program: OV-102.
- GCAT ID
- S12399
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Launch mass
- 89,739 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
7 images from STS-1.
Verification
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