Digest  Space Shuttle

  STS

  Orbiter   Payload

No.

SSME
(Block)

Orbiter

Date
Launch

Intern.
Design

Gross
 launch mass
(in tons)

Gross
 launch mass
(incl payl.)

Gross
 launch mass
(excl.payl.)
Gross
 landing mass
(incl. payl.)
Gross
payload
mass
Part of
not return
payload

1

Baseline

Columbia

12.04.1981

1981-34

 

99.455 94.546 88.081 4.909

0

2

Columbia

12.11.1981

1981-111

104.649

96.132 92.653 8.517

0

3

Columbia

22.03.1982

1982-22

106.784

96.483 93.928 10.301

0

4

Columbia

27.06.1982

1982-65 109.619 98.510 94.778 11.109

0

5

Columbia

11.11.1982

1982-110

112.090

97.539 91.845 14.551

6.616

6

Phase-1

Challenger

04.04.1983

1983-26

116.459

95.147 86.330 21.305

17.030

7

Challenger

18.06.1983

1983-59 113.027 96.188 92.554 16.839

6.781

8

Challenger

30.08.1983

1983-89 110.108 96.466 92.506 13.642

3.377

9

Columbia

41-A

28.11.1983

1983-116 112.320 97.232 99.804 15.088

0

11

Challenger

41-B

03.02.1984

1984-11

113.605

98.243 91.282 15.362

6.742

13

Challenger

41-C

06.04.1984

1984-34

115.330

97.955 89.349 17.375

9.705

16

Discovery

41-D

30.08.1984

1984-93

119.513

97.961 91.479 21.552

13.602

17

Challenger

41-G

05.10.1984

1984-108

110.125

99.482 91.748 10.643

2.245

19

Discovery

51-A

08.11.1984

1984-113

119.444

98.896 94.124 20.548

10.325

20

Discovery

51-C

24.01.1985

1985-10

 

       
23

Discovery

51-D

12.04.1985

1985-28

113.804

97.555 89.819 16.249

10.240

24

Challenger

51-B

29.04.1985

1985-34

111.985

97.740 96.374 14.245

0.047

25

Discovery

51-G

17.06.1985

1985-48

116.359

96.185 92.611 20.174

10.356

26

Challenger

51-F

29.07.1985

1985-63

114.695

99.092 98.307 15.603

0

27

Discovery

51-I

27.08.1985

1985-76

118.983

99.031 89.211 19.952

13.850

28

Atlantis

51-J

03.10.1985

1985-92     86.365    
30

Challenger

61-A

30.10.1985

1985-104 110.570 96.119 97.148 14.451

0.068

31

Atlantis

61-B

27.11.1985

1985-109

118.596

96.805

93.320 21.791 12.509
32

Columbia

61-C

12.01.1986

1986-03

116.123

101.399 95.329 14.724

5.602

33

Challenger

51-L

28.01.1986

failed

121.941

98.208

 - 23.733 -

26R

Phase-2

Discovery

29.09.1988

1988-91

115.489

94.407

88.082 21.082

17.015

27R

Atlantis

02.12.1988

1988-106     86.618    

29R

Discovery

13.03.1989

1989-21

116.284

99.006

88.356

17.278

 

30R

Atlantis

04.05.1989

1989-33

118.443

97.610 88.356 20.833

 

28R

Columbia

08.08.1989

1989-61

 

  90.817    

34

Atlantis

18.10.1989

1989-84

116.833

94.769 88.884 22.064

17.575

33R

Discovery

22.11.1989

1989-90     88.126 20.745 17.457

32R

Columbia

09.01.1990

1990-02

116.119

104.105 103.573 12.014

6.947

36

Atlantis

28.02.1990

1990-19

 

  84.914    

31R

Discovery

24.04.1990

1990-37

112.996

99.991 85.784 13.005

10.843

41

Discovery

06.10.1990

1990-90

117.751

95.611 89.300 22.140

17.510

38

Atlantis

15.11.1990

1990-97     86.679    

35

Columbia

02.12.1990

1990-106 116.296 104.353 102.209 11.943

0

37

Atlantis

05.04.1991

1991-27

116.042

99.431 86.228 16.611

15.578

39

Discovery

28.04.1991

1991-31 112.208 102.496 95.942 9.712

0.375

40

Columbia

05.06.1991

1991-40 114.294 102.527 102.756 11.767

0

43

Atlantis

02.08.1991

1991-54

117.652

96.387 88.946 21.265

17.073

48

Discovery

12.09.1991

1991-63 108.892 101.038 87.445 7.854

6.540

44

Atlantis

24.11.1991

1991-80

117.768

97.526 87.919 20.242

17.063

42

Discovery

22.01.1992

1992-02

110.404

97.403 98.892 13.001

0

45

Atlantis

24.03.1992

1992-15

105.984

97.964 93.007 8.020

0

49

Endeavour

07.05.1992

1992-26

116.392

101.606 91.468 14.786

10.904

50

Columbia

25.06.1992

1992-34 116.695 105.542 103.478 11.153

0

46

Atlantis

31.07.1992

1992-49

116.136

103.171 94.714 12.965

4.531

47

Endeavour

12.09.1992

1992-61

117.337

104.565

99.272 12.772

0

52

Columbia

22.10.1992

1992-70

2,047.70

113.459 104.353 97.578 9.106

2.566

53

Discovery

02.12.1992

1992-86

 

110.657 98.789 87.642 11.868

9.532

54

Endeavour

13.01.1993

1993-03 116.693 95.537  

21.156

17.043

56

Discvovery

08.04.1993

1993-23 107.348 99.907 93.829

7.441

0

55

Columbia

26.04.1993

1993-27 115.780 103.595 110.860

12.185

0

57

Endeavour

21.06.1993

1993-37 114.468 105.537 110.860 8.931

0

51

Discovery

12.09.1993

1993-58 118.658 99.298 93.640 19.360

12.196

58

Columbia

18.10.1993

1993-65 116.122 105.605 104.216

10.517

0

61

Endeavour

02.12.1993

1993-75

113.542

105.531 95.805

8.011

0

60

Discovery

03.02.1994

1994-06

111.256

98.250  

13.006

0.082

62

Columbia

04.03.1994

1994-15

2,049.96

      8.868

0

59

Endeavour

09.04.1994

1994-20  

 

   

12.488

0

65

Columbia

08.07.1994

1994-39

117.177

106.366  

10.811

0

64

Discovery

09.09.1994

1994-59

109.514

100.256 96.088

9.258

0

68

Endeavour

30.09.1994

1994-62

2,045.91

112.098

99.592 100.711

12.506

0

66

Atlantis

03.11.1994

1994-73

 

     

10.544

0

63

Discovery

03.02.1995

1995-04

112.253

103.609  

8.644

0.026

67

Endeavour

02.03.1995

1995-07

 

   

13.116

0

71

Atlantis

SMM-1

27.06.1995

1995-30      

12.190

0

70

Discovery

13.07.1995

1995-35      

20.159

17.134

69

Endeavour

07.09.1995

1995-48

116.486

104.987  

11.499

0.022

73

 I

Columbia

20.10.1995

1995-56

116.646

101.396   15.250

0

74

Phase-2

Atlantis

SMM-2

12.11.1995

1995-61

112.358

106.226  

6.132

4.087

72

 I

Endeavour

11.01.1996

1996-01 2,047.98

112.184

105.677 98.553

6.507

0

75

Phase-2

Columbia

22.02.1996

1996-12  

118.610

108.018  

10.592

0

76

Atlantis

SMM-3

22.03.1996

1996-18

111.737

104.987  

6.750

0

77

 I

Endeavour

19.05.1996

1996-32

115.612

103.379   12.233

0.373

78

Columbia

20.06.1996

1996-36

116.198

105.523   10.675 0

79

Phase-2

Atlantis

SMM-4

16.09.1996

1996-57

113.105

104.255   8.850

0

80

Columbia

19.11.1996

1996-65

 

    9.745 0

81

 IA

Atlantis

SMM-5

12.01.1997

1997-01

2,046.62

113.370

104.609   8.761 0

82

Discovery

11.02.1997

1997-04

2,047.27

 

    7.588 0

83

Phase-2

Columbia

04.04.1997

1997-13  

 

    11.578 0

84

Atlantis

SMM-6

15.05.1997

1997-23 2,046.77

 

    8.970 0

94

Columbia

01.07.1997

1997-32

2,051.65

117.801

106.200   11.601 0

85

 IA

Discvovery

07.08.1997

1997-39 2,047.30

 

    11.330 0

86

Phase-2

Atlantis

SMM-7

26.09.1997

1997-55 2,047.56

114.184

104.874   9.310 0

87

 IA

Columbia

19.11.1997

1997-73 2,050.24

 

    10.037 0

89

 IIA

Endeavour

SSM-8

23.01.1998

1998-03  

114.130

104.180   9.950 0

90

Phase-2

Columbia

17.04.1998

1998-22  

 

    11.865 0

91

 IA

Discovery

SSM-9

02.06.1998

1998-34  

117.860

106.099   11.761 0

95

IIA

Discovery

29.10.1998

1998-64

2,051.14

113.973

101.033   12.940 0.068

88

Endeavour

ISS-2A

04.12.1998

1998-68 2,049.54

119.717

      12.203

96

Discovery

ISS-2A.1

27.05.1999

1999-30 2,047.76

118.859

  100.236 1.618 0.160

93

Phase-2

Columbia

23.07.1999

1999-40 2,052.42

122.536

102.738 99.783 19.736  

103

IIA

Discovery

20.12.1999

1999-69

2,044.26

112.493

  95.768   0

99

Endeavour

11.02.2000

2000-10

2,050.46

116.376   102.363   0

101

Atlantis

ISS-2A.2A

19.05.2000

2000-27

2,050.11

    100.368 14.622 10.832

106

Atlantis

ISS-2A.2B

08.09.2000 2000-53 2.050.11

115.259

  100.368   8.755

92

Discovery

ISS-3A

11.10.2000

2000-62 2,050.54 115.127   92.741 14.800 11.755

97

Endeavour

ISS-4A

01.12.2000

2000-78 2,052.27

120.742

102.002 89.758 18.740 15.863

98

Atlantis

ISS-5A

07.02.2001

2001-06 2,050.38 115.529   90.225   14.515

102

Discovery

ISS-5A.1

08.03.2001

2001-10

2,051.61

 

 

 

   

100

Endeavour

ISS-6A

19.04.2001

2001-16

2,051.15

103.506 89.762 89.758 13.744 7.500

104

Atlantis

ISS-7A

12.07.2001 2001-28 2,050.29

117.129

103.257 94.009 13.872 6.064

105

Discovery

ISS-7A.1

10.08.2001 2001-35 2,049.36

116.914

101.807 100.824 15.107 11.927
108

Endeavour

ISS-UF-1

05.12.2001 2001-54

 

         
109

Columbia

01.03.2002 2002-10  

 

    9.320 2.393
110 II

Atlantis

ISS-8A

08.04.2002 2002-18 2,050.70

116.611

101.418 91.018 15.193 12.623
111

Endeavour

ISS-UF-2

05.06.2002 2002-28   116.522 101.900   14.622 10.832
112

Atlantis

ISS-9A

07.10.2002 2002-47 2,050.92 116.538 101.233 91.389 15.305 12.598
113

Endeavour

ISS-11A

24.11.2002 2002-52 2,050.78 116.460 101.526 91.498 14.934 12.572
107

Columbia

16.01.2003

2003-03

2,041.17

        0
114

Discovery

ISS-ULF-1

26.07.2005 2005-26 2,051.63 121.485   102.915    
121

Discovery

ISS-ULF-1.1

04.07.2006 2006-28 2,052.02 121.094   102.396    
115

Atlantis

ISS-12A

09.09.2006 2006-36 2,052.91 122.399   90.574 15.824  
116

Discovery

ISS-12A.1

10.12.2006 2006-55 2,050.88 120.415   102.219    
117

Atlantis

ISS-13A

09.06.2007 2007-24 2,052.75 122.520   90.274    
118

Endeavour

ISS-13A.1

08.08.2007 2007-35 2,050.62 121.825   100.880    
120

Discovery

ISS-10A

23.10.2007 2007-50 2,052.15 121.660   91.580 15.405  
122

Atlantis

ISS-1E

07.02.2008 2008-05 2,051.86 121.266   93.538    
123

Endeavour

ISS-1J.A

11.03.2008 2008-09 2,050.76 122.366   94.159    
124

Discovery

ISS-1J.B

31.05.2008 2008-27 2,052.58 122.074   92.226    
126

Endeavour

ISS-ULF-2

15.11.2008 2008-59 2,051.69 121.063   101.344    
119

Discovery

ISS-15A

15.03.2009 2009-12 2,051.03 120.861   91.167    
125

Atlantis

11.05.2009 2009-25 2,049.97 119.825   102.532    
127

Endeavour

ISS-2J.A

15.07.2009 2009-38 2,049.92 119.941   97.391    
128

Discovery

ISS-17A

29.08.2009 2009-45 2,051.56 121.424   102.450    
129

Atlantis

ISS-ULF-3

16.11.2009 2009-62 2,051.35 120.850   93.064    
130

Endeavour

ISS-20A

08.02.2010 2010-04 2,051.13 121.320   91.033    
131

Discovery

ISS-19A

05.04.2010 2010-12 2,051.06 121.050   102.040    
132

Atlantis

ISS-ULF-4

14.05.2010 2010-16 2,050.17 119.342   95.025 12.072  
133

Discovery

ISS-ULF-5

24.02.2011 2011-08 2,052.64 121.846   92.868    
134

Endeavour

ISS-ULF-6

16.05.2011 2011-20 2,052.48 121.828   92.241    
135

Atlantis

ISS-ULF-7

08.07.2011 2011-31 2,050.79 120.698   102.684