Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Test Flight · LEO
STS-1 was the first orbital spaceflight of the Space Shuttle Program. The first orbiter Columbia took a 54.5 hour flight and circled the Earth 36 times. This was NASAs first craft to be manned during a testflight. Manned by John Young and Bob Crippen.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 1 (OFT-1) 1981-034A | Payload | re-entered 1981-04-14 |
COSPAR ID 1981-034 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).