List of space shuttle missions

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U.S. shuttle Columbia landing at the end of STS-73.

Soviet Space Shuttle Buran landing after its first (and only) mission

This is a list of missions flown by space shuttles. As of 2006, only the United States has flown human spaceflight shuttle missions, in the Space Shuttle program, while the Soviet Union flew one unmanned flight of the Buran.

1 Naming in the US Space Shuttle program
2 Flight statistics
3 List of shuttle flights
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Naming in the US Space Shuttle program

The shuttle is officially referred to as the Space Transportation System (STS). Specific shuttle missions are therefore designated with the prefix "STS." Initially, the launches were given sequential numbers indicating order of launch, such as STS-9. Beginning in 1984, each mission was assigned a code, such as STS-41-B, with the first digit indicating the federal fiscal year offset into the program (so 41-B was scheduled for FY 1984, 51-L originally for FY 1985 and the third flight in FY 1995 would have been named 151-C), the second digit indicating the launch site (1 was Kennedy Space Center and 2 was Vandenberg Air Force Base, although Vandenberg was never used), and the letter indicating scheduling sequence. These codes were assigned when the launches were initially scheduled and were not changed as missions were delayed or rescheduled. After the Challenger disaster, a sequential numbering system was restored, with the number according to counting from the beginning, although, unlike the initial system, the assignment of numbers is based on the initial schedule and may not reflect launch order. The letter indicates that the intermediate numbering system applies, and e.g. flight STS-51 was many years after STS-51-A.

On September 9th, 2006, STS-115 launched from Kennedy Space Center.

STS-300 was the designation for the Space Shuttle rescue missions to be launched on short notice for STS-114 and STS-121. After STS-121, the rescue flight for STS-115, if needed, would have been STS-301. After STS-115, the rescue mission designations changed again. They are now based on the corresponding regular mission that would be replaced should the rescue mission be needed. For example, the STS-116 rescue mission will be branded STS-317 because the normal mission scheduled after STS-116 is STS-117. Should the rescue mission be needed, the crew and vehicle for STS-117 would assume the rescue mission profile and become STS-317.

[edit] Flight statistics

Shuttle	Flight days	Orbits	Distance		Flights	Longest flight (in days)	Crews	EVAs	Mir/ISS docking	Satellites deployed
Shuttle	Flight days	Orbits	mi	km	Flights	Longest flight (in days)	Crews	EVAs	Mir/ISS docking	Satellites deployed
Columbia †	300.74	4,808	125,204,911	201,497,772	28	17.66*	160	7	0 / 0	8
Challenger †	62.41	995	25,803,940	41,527,416	10	8.23	60	6	0 / 0	10
Discovery	281.45	4,433	115,140,673	185,235,454	33	13.89	206	35	1 / 7	31
Atlantis	243.99	3,654	94,808,732	152,534,078	27	12.89	167	21	7 / 7	14
Endeavour	206.60	3,259	85,072,077	136,910,237	19	16.63	130	29	1 / 6	3
Total	1,095.19	17,149	446,030,333	717,704,957	117	—	813	101	9 / 20	66

(as of 22 December 2006)

* STS-80, a flight during November 1996.

† No longer in service (Destroyed)

Other shuttles

Shuttle	Flight Days	Orbits	Distance -mi-	Distance -km-	Flights	Longest flight -days-	Crew and passengers	EVAs	Mir/ISS docking	Satellites deployed
Enterprise	0.014	0	Unknown	Unknown	0	0.004	>3	0	0 / 0	0
Buran 1.01	0.14	2	51,764	83,307	1	0.14	0	0	0 / 0	0

[edit] List of shuttle flights

See also: Timeline of space shuttle missions

Order	Day	Year	Mission	Shuttle	Duration	Landing Site	Note
(1)	August 12	1977	ALT-12^[1]	Enterprise	0d 0h 5m	Edwards	First free flight of Space Shuttle
(2)	September 13	1977	ALT-13	Enterprise	0d 0h 5m	Edwards	Second free flight
(3)	September 23	1977	ALT-14	Enterprise	0d 0h 5m	Edwards	Third free flight
(4)	October 12	1977	ALT-15	Enterprise	0d 0h 2m	Edwards	Fourth free flight; first flight without tailcone (operational configuration)
(5)	October 26	1977	ALT-16	Enterprise	0d 0h 2m	Edwards	Final free flight
1	April 12	1981	STS-1	Columbia	2d 6h	Edwards	First reusable spacecraft flight; first flight of Columbia
2	November 12	1981	STS-2	Columbia	2d 6h	Edwards	Truncated due to fuel cell problem
3	March 22	1982	STS-3	Columbia	8d 0h	White Sands	Shuttle R&D flight, first and only landing at White Sands, New Mexico
4	June 27	1982	STS-4	Columbia	7d 1h	Edwards	Last shuttle R&D flight
5	November 11	1982	STS-5	Columbia	5d 2h	Edwards	Multiple comsat launches
6	April 4	1983	STS-6	Challenger	5d 0h	Edwards	TDRS launch; first flight of Challenger
7	June 18	1983	STS-7	Challenger	6d 2h	Edwards	Multiple comsat launches
8	August 30	1983	STS-8	Challenger	6d 1h	Edwards	Comsat launch
9	November 28	1983	STS-9	Columbia	10d 7h	Edwards	Spacelab mission
10	February 3	1984	STS-41-B	Challenger	7d 23h	Kennedy	Comsat launches, first untethered spacewalk; first landing at KSC
11	April 6	1984	STS-41-C	Challenger	6d 23h	Edwards	Solar Max servicing, LDEF launch
12	August 30	1984	STS-41-D	Discovery	6d 0h	Edwards	Multiple comsat launches; first flight of Discovery
13	October 5	1984	STS-41-G	Challenger	8d 5h	Kennedy	Earth Radiation Budget Satellite launch
14	November 8	1984	STS-51-A	Discovery	7d 23h	Kennedy	Multiple comsat launches
15	January 24	1985	STS-51-C	Discovery	3d 1h	Kennedy	Magnum satellite launch
16	April 12	1985	STS-51-D	Discovery	6d 23h	Kennedy	Multiple comsat launches
17	April 29	1985	STS-51-B	Challenger	7d 0h	Edwards	Spacelab mission
18	June 17	1985	STS-51-G	Discovery	7d 1h	Edwards	Multiple comsat launches
19	July 29	1985	STS-51-F	Challenger	7d 22h	Edwards	Spacelab mission
20	August 27	1985	STS-51-I	Discovery	7d 2h	Edwards	Multiple comsat launches
21	October 3	1985	STS-51-J	Atlantis	4d 1h	Edwards	DSCS satellite launch; first flight of Atlantis
22	October 30	1985	STS-61-A	Challenger	7d 0h	Edwards	Spacelab mission, last successful mission of Challenger before STS-51-L
23	November 26	1985	STS-61-B	Atlantis	6d 21h	Edwards	Multiple comsat launches, EASE/ACCESS experiment
24	January 12	1986	STS-61-C	Columbia	6d 2h	Edwards	Comsat launch
25	January 28	1986	STS-51-L	Challenger	73sec	N/A	Planned TDRS launch, Loss of vehicle and crew
26	September 29	1988	STS-26	Discovery	4d 1h	Edwards	TDRS launch; first post Challenger flight
	November 15	1988	1K1	Buran 1.01	0d 3h 25m	Baikonur	Russian unmanned test flight
27	December 2	1988	STS-27	Atlantis	4d 9h	Edwards	Lacrosse 1 launch
28	March 13	1989	STS-29	Discovery	4d 23h	Edwards	TDRS launch
29	May 4	1989	STS-30	Atlantis	4d 0h	Edwards	Magellan Venus probe launch
30	August 8	1989	STS-28	Columbia	5d 1h	Edwards	Satellite Data System launch
31	October 18	1989	STS-34	Atlantis	4d 23h	Edwards	Galileo Jupiter probe launch
32	November 22	1989	STS-33	Discovery	5d 0h	Edwards	Magnum satellite launch
33	January 9	1990	STS-32	Columbia	10d 21h	Edwards	SYNCOM IV-F5 satellite launch
34	February 28	1990	STS-36	Atlantis	4d 10h	Edwards	Misty reconnaissance satellite launch
35	April 24	1990	STS-31	Discovery	5d 1h	Edwards	Hubble Space Telescope launch
36	October 6	1990	STS-41	Discovery	4d 2h	Edwards	Ulysses solar probe launch
37	November 15	1990	STS-38	Atlantis	4d 21h	Kennedy	Magnum satellite launch
38	December 2	1990	STS-35	Columbia	8d 23h	Edwards	Use of ASTRO-1 observatory
39	April 5	1991	STS-37	Atlantis	5d 23h	Edwards	Compton Gamma Ray Observatory launch
40	April 28	1991	STS-39	Discovery	8d 7h	Kennedy	First unclassified DoD mission
41	June 5	1991	STS-40	Columbia	9d 2h	Edwards	Spacelab mission
42	August 2	1991	STS-43	Atlantis	8d 21h	Kennedy	TDRS launch
43	September 12	1991	STS-48	Discovery	5d 8h	Edwards	Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite launch
44	November 24	1991	STS-44	Atlantis	6d 22h	Edwards	DSP satellite launch
45	January 22	1992	STS-42	Discovery	8d 1h	Edwards	Spacelab mission
46	March 24	1992	STS-45	Atlantis	8d 22h	Kennedy	ATLAS-1 science platform
47	May 7	1992	STS-49	Endeavour	8d 21h	Edwards	Intelsat VI repair; first flight of Endeavour
48	June 25	1992	STS-50	Columbia	13d 19h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
49	July 31	1992	STS-46	Atlantis	7d 23h	Kennedy	Attempted tethered satellite deployment
50	September 12	1992	STS-47	Endeavour	7d 22h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
51	October 22	1992	STS-52	Columbia	9d 20h	Kennedy	LAGEOS II, microgravity experiments
52	December 2	1992	STS-53	Discovery	7d 7h	Edwards	Classified DoD satellite launch
53	January 13	1993	STS-54	Endeavour	5d 23h	Kennedy	TDRS launch
54	April 8	1993	STS-56	Discovery	9d 6h	Kennedy	ATLAS-2 science platform
55	April 26	1993	STS-55	Columbia	9d 23h	Edwards	Spacelab mission
56	June 21	1993	STS-57	Endeavour	9d 23h	Kennedy	SPACEHAB, EURECA
57	September 12	1993	STS-51	Discovery	9d 20h	Kennedy	ACTS satellite launched
58	October 18	1993	STS-58	Columbia	14d 0h	Edwards	Spacelab mission
59	December 2	1993	STS-61	Endeavour	10d 19h	Kennedy	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
60	February 3	1994	STS-60	Discovery	7d 6h	Kennedy	SPACEHAB, Wake Shield Facility
61	March 4	1994	STS-62	Columbia	13d 23h	Kennedy	Microgravity experiments
62	April 9	1994	STS-59	Endeavour	11d 5h	Kennedy	Space Radar Laboratory-1
63	July 8	1994	STS-65	Columbia	14d 17h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
64	September 9	1994	STS-64	Discovery	10d 22h	Edwards	Multiple science experiments; SPARTAN
65	September 30	1994	STS-68	Endeavour	11d 5h	Edwards	Space Radar Laboratory-2
66	November 3	1994	STS-66	Atlantis	10d 22h	Edwards	ATLAS-3 science platform
67	February 3	1995	STS-63	Discovery	8d 6h	Kennedy	Mir flyaround
68	March 2	1995	STS-67	Endeavour	16d 15h	Edwards	ASTRO-2
69	June 27	1995	STS-71	Atlantis	9d 19h	Kennedy	First Shuttle-Mir docking
70	July 13	1995	STS-70	Discovery	8d 22h	Kennedy	TDRS launch
71	September 7	1995	STS-69	Endeavour	10d 20h	Kennedy	Wake Shield Facility, SPARTAN
72	October 20	1995	STS-73	Columbia	15d 21h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
73	November 12	1995	STS-74	Atlantis	8d 4h	Kennedy	Shuttle-Mir docking
74	January 11	1996	STS-72	Endeavour	8d 22h	Kennedy	Retrieved Japan's Space Flyer Unit
75	February 22	1996	STS-75	Columbia	15d 17h	Kennedy	Tethered satellite
76	March 22	1996	STS-76	Atlantis	9d 5h	Kennedy	Shuttle-Mir docking
77	May 19	1996	STS-77	Endeavour	10d 0h	Kennedy	SPACEHAB; SPARTAN
78	June 20	1996	STS-78	Columbia	16d 21h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
79	September 16	1996	STS-79	Atlantis	10d 3h	Kennedy	Shuttle-Mir docking
80	November 19	1996	STS-80	Columbia	17d 15h	Kennedy	Wake Shield Facility; ASTRO-SPAS
81	January 12	1997	STS-81	Atlantis	10d 4h	Kennedy	Shuttle-Mir docking
82	February 11	1997	STS-82	Discovery	9d 23h	Kennedy	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
83	April 4	1997	STS-83	Columbia	3d 23h	Kennedy	Truncated due to fuel cell problem
84	May 15	1997	STS-84	Atlantis	9d 5h	Kennedy	Shuttle-Mir docking
85	July 1	1997	STS-94	Columbia	15d 16h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
86	August 7	1997	STS-85	Discovery	11d 20h	Kennedy	CRISTA-SPAS
87	September 25	1997	STS-86	Atlantis	10d 19h	Kennedy	Shuttle-Mir docking
88	November 19	1997	STS-87	Columbia	15d 16h	Kennedy	Microgravity experiments
89	January 22	1998	STS-89	Endeavour	8d 19h	Kennedy	Shuttle-Mir docking
90	April 17	1998	STS-90	Columbia	15d 21h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
91	June 2	1998	STS-91	Discovery	9d 19h	Kennedy	Last Shuttle-Mir docking
92	October 29	1998	STS-95	Discovery	8d 21h	Kennedy	SPACEHAB; John Glenn flies again
93	December 4	1998	STS-88	Endeavour	11d 19h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 2A: Node 1 First Shuttle ISS assembly flight
94	May 27	1999	STS-96	Discovery	9d 19h	Kennedy	ISS supply
95	July 23	1999	STS-93	Columbia	4d 22h	Kennedy	Chandra X-Ray Observatory launch
96	December 19	1999	STS-103	Discovery	7d 23h	Kennedy	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
97	February 11	2000	STS-99	Endeavour	11d 5h	Kennedy	Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
98	May 19	2000	STS-101	Atlantis	9d 21h	Kennedy	ISS supply
99	September 8	2000	STS-106	Atlantis	11d 19h	Kennedy	ISS supply
100	October 11	2000	STS-92	Discovery	12d 21h	Edwards	ISS assembly flight 3A: Z1 truss
101	November 30	2000	STS-97	Endeavour	10d 19h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 4A: P6 solar arrays, radiators
102	February 7	2001	STS-98	Atlantis	12d 21h	Edwards	ISS assembly flight 5A: Destiny lab
103	March 8	2001	STS-102	Discovery	12d 19h	Kennedy	ISS supply, crew rotation
104	April 19	2001	STS-100	Endeavour	11d 21h	Edwards	ISS assembly flight 6A: robotic arm
105	July 12	2001	STS-104	Atlantis	12d 18h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 7A: Joint Airlock
106	August 10	2001	STS-105	Discovery	11d 21h	Kennedy	ISS supply, crew rotation
107	December 5	2001	STS-108	Endeavour	11d 19h	Kennedy	ISS supply, crew rotation
108	March 1	2002	STS-109	Columbia	10d 22h	Kennedy	Hubble Space Telescope servicing, last successful mission for Columbia before STS-107
109	April 8	2002	STS-110	Atlantis	10d 19h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 8A: S0 truss
110	June 5	2002	STS-111	Endeavour	13d 20h	Edwards	ISS supply, crew rotation, Mobile Base System
111	October 7	2002	STS-112	Atlantis	10d 19h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 9A: S1 truss
112	November 23	2002	STS-113	Endeavour	13d 18h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 11A: P1 truss, crew rotation, last successful mission before STS-107
113	January 16	2003	STS-107	Columbia	15d 22h	N/A	SPACEHAB; Loss of vehicle and crew
114	July 26	2005	STS-114	Discovery	13d 21h	Edwards	First post Columbia flight. Flight safety evaluation/testing, ISS supply/repair, MPLM Raffaello
115	July 4	2006	STS-121	Discovery	12d 18h	Kennedy	ISS Flight ULF1.1: Supply, crew rotation, MPLM Leonardo
116	September 9	2006	STS-115	Atlantis	11d 19h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 12A: P3/P4 Truss, Solar Arrays
117	December 9	2006	STS-116	Discovery	12d 21h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 12A.1: P5 Truss & Spacehab-SM, crew rotation
Planned missions
118	May 11	2007	STS-117	Atlantis	~11d		ISS assembly flight 13A: S3/S4 Truss, Solar Arrays
119	June 28	2007	STS-118	Endeavour	~12d		ISS assembly flight 13A.1: S5 Truss & Spacehab-SM & ESP3, crew rotation
120	October 13	2007	STS-120	Discovery	~11d		ISS assembly flight 10A: US Node 2
121	December 6	2007	STS-122	Atlantis	~11d		ISS assembly flight 1E: European Laboratory "Columbus"
122	February 14	2008	STS-123	Endeavour	~11d		ISS assembly flight 1J/A: JEM ELM PS & SPDM
123	April 24	2008	STS-124	Discovery	~11d		ISS assembly flight 1J: JEM - Japanese module "Kibo" & JEM RMS
124	August 28	2008	STS-125	Atlantis	~11d		Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (HST SM-04) Final Non-ISS flight. Final flight of Atlantis, last Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission
125	October	2008	STS-119	Endeavour	~11d		ISS assembly flight 15A: S6 Truss, Solar Arrays
126		2009	STS-126	Discovery			ISS Flight ULF2: MPLM Leonardo
127		2009	STS-127	Endeavour			ISS assembly flight 2J/A: JEM Exposed Facility (EF) & JEM ELM ES
128		2009	STS-128	Discovery			ISS assembly flight 17A: MPLM Donatello & 6 person ISS crew
129		2009	STS-129	Endeavour			ISS Flight ULF3: Express 1 & AMS-02. Final flight of Endeavour unless CLF is made.
130		2010	STS-130	Discovery			ISS assembly flight 19A: MPLM Donatello
131 (or 132 if STS-131 is flown)		2010	STS-132	Discovery			ISS assembly flight 20A: US Node 3 & Cupola Final shuttle mission, unless contingency flights are made.
Contingency Logistic Flights
* (131 if flown)		2010	STS-131	Endeavour			ISS Flight ULF4: Contingency Logistic Flight (CLF), Express 3 & 4.
* (133 if flown)		2010	STS-133	Endeavour			ISS Flight ULF5: Contingency Logistic Flight (CLF), Express 1 & 5.
Special missions
*	never flew	2005-6	STS-300	Atlantis	~11d		Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle Discovery in space, Mission 114/121.
*	never flew	2006	STS-301	Discovery	~11d		Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle Atlantis in space, Mission STS-115.
*	never flew	2007	STS-317	Atlantis	~11d		Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle Discovery in space, Mission STS-116.
*	July 5	2007	STS-318	Endeavour	~11d		Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle Atlantis in space, Mission STS-117.
*	September 28	2007	STS-320	Discovery	~11d		Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle Endeavour in space, Mission STS-118.
*	December 2	2007	STS-322	Atlantis	~11d		Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle Discovery in space, Mission STS-120.
*	January 31	2008	STS-323	Endeavour	~11d		Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle Atlantis in space, Mission STS-122.
*	April 10	2008	STS-324	Discovery	~11d		Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle Endeavour in space, Mission STS-123.
*	July 23	2008	STS-319	Endeavour	~11d		Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle Discovery in space, Mission STS-124.
*	September 4	2008	STS-326	Discovery	~11d		Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle Atlantis in space, Mission STS-125.

^ The Approach and Landing Test Programme encompassed 16 separate tests of Enterprise, covering taxi tests, unmanned and manned flights on the SCA and finally the free flight tests.

[edit] See also

v • d • e Space Exploration Lists and Timelines
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[edit] External links

[edit] References

NASA shuttle mission archive (1981-2000). Accessed July 18, 2005.
NASA shuttle mission summaries (2000 onward). Accessed July 18, 2005.
NASA future launch schedule. Accessed July 18, 2005.
Buran program and flight. Accessed July 18, 2005.

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