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Columbia (STS-1)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1981-034ALaunched 4/12/1981

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: OFT-1
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 4/12/1981
Last Contact: 4/14/1981

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 268.5 km
Inclination: 40.34 deg
Dry Mass: 83,869 kg
Total Mass: 94,535 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1981-034A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/052