Space Shuttle Patriot

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Patriot
OV-109
Space Shuttle Patriot
OV designationOV-109
CountryUnited States
Contract awardJuly 31, 2006
StatusActive
First flightSTS-6W
October 7, 2009
ISS1

Space Shuttle Patriot (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-109) is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of the International Space Agency. (The others are Terra Nova and Constitution.)

History

Design

Flights

# Launch date Designation Notes
1 2009, October 7 STS-6W First Patriot mission. First ISA mission to the International Space Station.
2 2010, NET March 10 Orbital Contingency Test Flight In orbit linkup and test of Contingency Shuttle Crew Support and other orbital emergency procedures.

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