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Columbia (STS-2)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1981-111ALaunched 11/12/1981

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: OFT-2/OSTA-1
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 11/12/1981
Last Contact: 11/14/1981

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 259 km
Inclination: 38.03 deg
Dry Mass: 84,044 kg
Total Mass: 99,719 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Human Spaceflight
Payload Category: SS
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1981-111A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/063