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{{Infobox Space mission 
| mission_name = STS-3V
| insignia     = Shuttle Patch.svg 
| shuttle      = Constitution
| launch_pad   = [[Wikipedia:Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6|SLC-6]]
| launch       = June 30, 2009, 21:00:00 UTC
| landing      = June 31, 2009, 01:30:45 UTC
| duration     = 04:30:45
| altitude     = 191 miles (307 km)
| inclination  = 90°
| orbits       = 3
| period       = 90 minutes
| distance     = 75,477 miles<br>(125,795 km)
| crew_photo   = 
| crew_caption = 
| previous     = [[STS-2V]] [[Image:2V.png |35px|STS-2V]]
| next         = [[STS-4V]] [[Image:Shuttle Patch.svg |35px|STS-4V]]
}}
'''STS-3V''' was the first flight of the [[Space Shuttle Constitution|Space Shuttle ''Constitution'']], launched on June 30 2009. ''Constitution'' orbited the earth three times in this four and a half hour mission. It was the first unmanned test flight of an American Space Shuttle, and tested a variety of improvements over previous orbiter designs. This was also the first test of a fully automatic landing system for the Space Shuttle program. The mission is also noted for launching with the [[Wikipedia:Stanley Cup|Stanley Cup]] aboard.
==See also==
* [http://lafayetteinc.com/images/3/33/CupWiki.jpg Misadventures of the Stanley Cup]
==External links==
* [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html The ISA homepage]
* [http://lafayetteinc.com/index.php?title=Main_Page The ISA's STS-3V page]
{{Space Shuttle Constitution}}

[[Category:Space Shuttle missions]]