List of space shuttle missions
This article is about International Space Agency space shuttle missions. For NASA space shuttle flights, see List of NASA shuttle flights.
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Flight numbering
Contingency missions
List of American shuttle flights by year
2009
| No. | Launch Date | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Rendezvous with |
Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 5, 2009 | Endeavour | 4 | 00d 00h 31m 05s | Mataveri Airport | First space shuttle launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base; planned joint ISA and NASA SPACEHAB life science mission; launch failure and emergency landing. | ||
| 2 | March 4, 2009 | Terra Nova | 2 | 02d 16h | Vandenberg | Shuttle test flight; first flight of Terra Nova; first shuttle landing at Vandenberg AFB; first manned polar orbit mission. | ||
| 3 | June 30, 2009 | Constitution | 0 | 00d 04h 30m 45s | Vandenberg | Shuttle test flight; first flight of Constitution; first fully automated American shuttle mission. | ||
| 4 | July 29, 2009 | Terra Nova | 5 | 13d 01h | Vandenberg | SPACEHAB; test of 2nd generation Manned Maneuvering Unit; first spacewalk in polar orbit. | ||
| 5 | September 15, 2009 | Constitution | 0 | 02d 01h | Vandenberg | Shuttle test flight; flight development test of Liquid Rocket Boosters (LRBs) and new External Tank design. | ||
| 6 | October 7, 2009 | Patriot | 5 | 09d 20h | ISS | Kennedy | First flight of Patriot. ISS supply. First ISA space station flight. |
2010
| No. | Launch Date | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Rendezvous with |
Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | January 12, 2010 | Constitution | 5 | 05d 05h | Vandenberg | First classified Department of Defense (DoD) mission carried out by the ISA; unknown reconnaissance satellite launch. | ||
| 8 | February 12, 2010 | Terra Nova | 5/0 | 09d 01h | Vandenberg | Orbital Contingency Test Flight; TDRS-K/IUS launch. Test of shuttle contingency and in-orbit repair procedures. Complete crew transfer to Constitution, followed by automated landing. | ||
| 9 | February 17, 2010 | Constitution | 3/8 | 05d 05h | Terra Nova | Vandenberg | Orbital Contingency Test Flight; Test of shuttle contingency procedures. Tested CAIB recommended procedures for crew recovery and shuttle-to-shuttle crew transfer. Landed crew of Terra Nova. | |
| 10 | March 15, 2010 | Patriot | 6 | 13d 01h | ISS | Kennedy | ISS supply. First space shuttle mission to carry a spaceflight participant. Successful in-orbit repair of damaged thermal tiles. | |
| 11 | April 9, 2010 | Terra Nova | 0 | 00d 00h 46m 17s | Kennedy | Shuttle test flight; Return To Launch Site abort test. | ||
| 12 | May 10, 2010 | Liberty | 7 | 23d 01h | ETL | Kennedy | First flight of Liberty, Echo construction flight ECF-1: External Tank Workshop, Aft Cargo Carrier, solar panels and radiators, Astrotech module. | |
| 13 | June 15, 2010 | Patriot | 5 | 13d 01h | ISS | Kennedy | ISS supply. | |
| 14 | July 4, 2010 | Liberty | 7 | 26d 01h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-3: additional interior outfitting supplies, solar panels and initial truss elements. | |
| 15 | July 15, 2010 | Constitution | 7 | 07d 03h | Vandenberg | Callentine Climate Orbiter/IUS launch. | ||
| 16 | August 5, 2010 | Intrepid | 7 | 14d 06h | ETL | Kennedy | First flight of Intrepid. Echo construction flight ECF-4: additional interior outfitting supplies, solar panels and truss components. | |
| 17 | August 26, 2010 | Liberty | 7 | 19d 08h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-5: Node 1 and Cupola. | |
| 18 | September 8, 2010 | Terra Nova | 6 | 08d 04h | Vandenberg | Classified DoD mission; unknown reconnaissance satellite launch. | ||
| 19 | October 7, 2010 | Patriot | 7 | 14d 06h | ISS | Edwards | ISS supply. | |
| 20 | October 25, 2010 | Liberty | 7 | 24d 03h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-6: Venture airlock, additional interior outfitting supplies. |
2011
| No. | Launch Date | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Rendezvous with |
Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | January 3, 2011 | Constitution | 6 | 08d 01h | Vandenberg | Classified DoD mission; Suspected TRAPEZOID launch. | ||
| 22 | January 12, 2011 | Patriot | 7 | 22d 01h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-8: Node 2, additional interior outfitting supplies. | |
| 23 | February 7, 2011 | Liberty | 7 | 20d 01h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-10: additional interior outfitting supplies, solar panels and truss components. | |
| 24 | March 14, 2011 | Intrepid | 7 | 15d 06h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-11: Centrifuge Accommodations Module. | |
| 25 | April 12, 2011 | Horizon | 7 | 16d 04h | ETL | Edwards | First flight of Horizon, Echo construction flight ECF-12: Pressurized Multipurpose Module Raffaello. | |
| 26 | May 16, 2011 | Patriot | 7 | 17d 01h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-13: Borlaug hydroponics lab. | |
| 27 | June 7, 2011 | Liberty | 7 | 14d 09h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-14: BioLab US Physiology Lab. | |
| 28 | June 14, 2011 | Terra Nova | 7 | 8d 10h | Vandeberg | Final space shuttle launch from Vandenberg AFB. Classified DoD mission. | ||
| 29 | July 12, 2011 | Intrepid | 7 | 16d 04h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-15: NeuroLab International Neurology Lab. | |
| 30 | August 20, 2011 | Horizon | 7 | 15d 06h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-16: Node 4. | |
| 31 | September 12, 2011 | Patriot | 7 | 15d 03h | ETL | Edwards | Echo construction flight ECF-17: Node 5. Educator Astronaut Linda Sherebrooke. | |
| 32 | December 2, 2011 | Liberty | 7 | 14d 10h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-18: Propulsion and Guidance Module. |
2012
| No. | Launch Date | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Rendezvous with |
Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | January 8, 2012 | Horizon | 7 | 15d 06h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-19: Enterprise Commercial Experiment Module. | |
| 34 | February 20, 2012 | Intrepid | 7 | 15d 3h | ISS | Kennedy | ISS supply. | |
| 35 | March 26, 2012 | Patriot | 5 | 5d 15h | DSCS-III 15 | KLFX | Retrieval of malfunctioning military communications satellite. | |
| 36 | May 3, 2012 | Constitution | 7 | 21d 4h | KLFX | Earth and life science research flight. Astrotech Research Double Module and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. | ||
| 37 | June 12, 2012 | Liberty | 7 | 18d 3h | Edwards | Classified DoD earth science mission. Astrotech Research Double Module and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. | ||
| 38 | July 9, 2012 | Endurance | 7/7 | 17d 7h | ETL | Edwards | First flight of Endurance. ETL supply and crew rotation. | |
| 39 | August 13, 2012 | Horizon | 7 | 15d 11h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-20: Enterprise CEM Exposed Facility and Logistics Module. | |
| 40 | September 14, 2012 | Terra Nova | 7 | 15d 6h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-21: Enhanced Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-03). | |
| 41 | October 10, 2012 | Constitution | 8 | 14d 14h | Edwards | Earth and life science research flight. Astrotech Research Double Module and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. | ||
| 42 | November 7, 2012 | Intrepid | 6 | 14d 12h | Kennedy | Enhanced Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. | ||
| 43 | December 12, 2012 | Liberty | 7/7 | 14d 7h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL supply and crew rotation. |
2013
| No. | Launch Date | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Rendezvous with |
Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | January 10, 2013 | Endurance | 7 | 15d 18h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL supply and reboost. | |
| 45 | February 13, 2013 | Horizon | 7 | 14d 20h | ETL | Edwards | Echo construction flight ECF-22: ETW LOX tank docking module and Pressurized Mating Adapter 5. | |
| 46 | March 20, 2013 | Terra Nova | 7 | 15d 3h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL supply and reboost. | |
| 47 | May 12, 2013 | Patriot | 7 | 16d 6h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL resupply, reboost and PGM propellant resupply. Original launch delayed due to accident on pad which caused the death of a contractor. | |
| 48 | June 12, 2013 | Liberty | 7 | 11d 3h | Kennedy | Commercial satellite launch. | ||
| 49 | July 9, 2013 | Intrepid | 7 | 15d 7h | ISS | Kennedy | ISS supply. | |
| 50 | September 12, 2013 | Endurance | 7 | 16d 10h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL supply and reboost. | |
| 51 | October 14, 2013 | Constitution | 7 | 18d 3h | Edwards | Earth and life science research flight. Astrotech Research Double Module and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. | ||
| 52 | November 18, 2013 | Terra Nova | 7 | 13d 7h | Edwards | Landsat 9 launch. | ||
| 53 | December 10, 2013 | Horizon | 7 | 14d 7h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL supply and reboost. |
2014
| No. | Launch Date | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Rendezvous with |
Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | January 12, 2014 | Intrepid | 7 | 19d 7h | Kennedy | Life science research flight. Astrotech Research Double Module and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. | ||
| 55 | February 11, 2014 | Patriot | 7 | 15d 6h | ISS | Kennedy | ISS supply. | |
| 56 | March 20, 2014 | Terra Nova | 0 | 8d 10h | Edwards | Shuttle test flight; remote satellite deployment and research payload prototype. | ||
| 57 | July 12, 2014 | Constitution | 7/7 | 14d 7h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL crew rotation and PGM resupply. Fleet service inspection performed following this flight. | |
| 58 | October 4, 2014 | Patriot | 7 | 16d 9h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL supply and reboost. | |
| 59 | November 9, 2014 | Intrepid | 8 | 15d 12h | Edwards | Earth and life science research flight. Astrotech Research Double Module and Extended Duration Orbiter pallet. | ||
| 60 | December 7, 2014 | Constitution | 0 | 16d 3h | Kennedy | Dual Getaway Special Bridges and Extended Duration Orbiter pallet. STS-195 and STS-196 launch dates were switched due to explosion of Phoenix 18's Jupiter rocket. Mission managers ordered an unmanned launch be conducted to validate re-certified engine turbopumps were safe for use on the Shuttle. |
2015
| No. | Launch Date | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Rendezvous with |
Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | January 2, 2015 | Liberty | 6 | 10d 12h | Kennedy | Ibiscom 2 communications satellite launch. Getaway Special Bridge. | ||
| 62 | February 7, 2015 | Endurance | 7 | 15d 8h | ISS | Kennedy | ISS supply and reboost due to failure of Cygnus CRS Orb-3 mission. Originally planned to be an ETL supply and reboost flight. | |
| 63 | March 1, 2015 | Terra Nova | 0 | 20d 3h | Kennedy | 4 Getaway Special Bridges and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. | ||
| 64 | April 12, 2015 | Horizon | 7 | 16d 7h | Edwards | Earth and life science research flight. Astrotech Research Double Module and Extended Duration Orbiter pallet. | ||
| 65 | May 7, 2015 | Patriot | 7/7 | 13d 9h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL crew rotation and PGM resupply. | |
| 66 | June 20, 2015 | Liberty | 6 | 13d 16h | Kennedy | Space tug research flight. FerrySat 1 launch. | ||
| 67 | August 6, 2015 | Intrepid | 7 | 14d 12h | Ares 1 mission stack | Edwards | Ares construction flight ACF-5: Bigelow Inflatable Habitat Module. Mission's External Tank mated to port side of the Ares mission stack as a drop tank. | |
| 68 | September 10, 2015 | Horizon | 7 | 16d 9h | Ares 1 mission stack | Kennedy | Ares construction flight ACF-6: Inflatable module outfitting supplies. External Tank mated to starboard side of Ares mission stack as a drop tank. | |
| 69 | October 10, 2015 | Endurance | 7 | 14d 4h | Ares 1 mission stack | Kennedy | Ares construction flight ACF-7: Contingency Consumables Module and additional outfitting supplies. | |
| 70 | November 11, 2015 | Patriot | 7 | 17d 6h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL supply and reboost. | |
| 71 | December 14, 2015 | Liberty | 7 | 13d 12h | Ares 1 mission stack | Kennedy | Ares construction flight ACF-8: Additional outfitting supplies. Final inflatable module and cargo check. |
2016
| No. | Launch Date | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Rendezvous with |
Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | January 4, 2016 | Constitution | 0 | 16d 7h | Kennedy | 3 Getaway Special Bridges and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. | ||
| 73 | March 7, 2016 | Intrepid | 7 | 10d 14h | ISS | Edwards | ISS supply and reboost. | |
| 74 | April 20, 2016 | Horizon | 7 | 16d 7h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-23: ETL Laser Communications Test System. | |
| 75 | June 12, 2016 | Endurance | 8 | 16d 11h | Edwards | Earth and life science research flight. Astrotech Research Double Module and Extended Duration Orbiter pallet. | ||
| 76 | August 7, 2016 | Terra Nova | 0 | 17d 14h | Kennedy | 3 Getaway Special Bridges and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. | ||
| 77 | September 18, 2016 | Patriot | 7 | 14d 6h | ETL | Edwards | ETL supply and reboost. | |
| 78 | November 7, 2016 | Liberty | 6 | 8d 8h | Edwards | Classified DoD mission; USA-268 launch. NROL-72. | ||
| 79 | December 16, 2016 | Intrepid | 7 | 10d 5h | HST | Kennedy | Hubble Remote Reboost Mission: FerrySat 2 space tug. HST altitude raised from 347 mi (558.4 km) to 375 mi (603.5 km). |
2017
| No. | Launch Date | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Rendezvous with |
Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | January 10, 2017 | Constitution | 0 | 21d 8h | Kennedy | 3 Getaway Special Bridges and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. | ||
| 81 | February 14, 2017 | Endurance | 8/7 | 14d 7h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL crew rotation and PGM resupply. | |
| 82 | April 24, 2017 | Horizon | 7 | 15d 10h | HST | Kennedy | Hubble Servicing Mission 5. Replaced the NICMOS and ACS instruments with Advanced Multi-Object Spectrometer (AMOS) and Advanced Camera for Surveys 2 (ACS2). Also replaced Hubble's main computer, a Fine Guidance Sensor and several gyroscopes. | |
| A fleetwide Orbiter Maintenance Down Period was ordered after STS-217 to implement improved systems on all Orbiters and to carry out full airframe inspection and repairs. | ||||||||
| 83 | August 14, 2017 | Patriot | 7 | 14d 12h | ISS | Kennedy | ISS supply and reboost. | |
| 84 | November 7, 2017 | Intrepid | 6 | 10d 8h | Edwards | Microwave Beamed Power Experiment launch. | ||
| 85 | December 10, 2017 | Terra Nova | 0 | 21d 16h | Kennedy | 3 Getaway Special Bridges and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. | ||
2018
| No. | Launch Date | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Rendezvous with |
Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | February 12, 2018 | Horizon | 7/7 | 14d 16h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL crew rotation, supply and reboost. | |
| 87 | March 18, 2018 | Endurance | 7 | 7d 5h | Kennedy | Harding (formerly Juno Explorer) probe/IUS launch. | ||
| 88 | June 10, 2018 | Patriot | 7 | 14d 3h | ISS | Edwards | ISS supply and reboost. | |
| 89 | July 17, 2018 | Constitution | 0 | 30d 18h | Kennedy | 3 Getaway Special Bridges and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. | ||
| 90 | September 22, 2018 | Liberty | 7 | 13d 12h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL resupply and Primary Radiator Loop repair. | |
| 91 | November 10, 2018 | Intrepid | 8 | 15d 3h | Edwards | Earth and life science research flight. Astrotech Research Double Module and Extended Duration Orbiter pallet. | ||
| 92 | December 1, 2018 | Terra Nova | 8 | 30d 17h | Edwards | 3 Getaway Special Bridges and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. |
2019
| No. | Launch Date | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Rendezvous with |
Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | January 10, 2019 | Horizon | 7/7 | 13d 18h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL crew rotation, supply and reboost. | |
| 94 | March 4, 2018 | Endurance | 8 | 15d 8h | Kennedy | Life science and biomedical research flight. Astrotech Research Double Module and Extended Duration Orbiter pallet. | ||
| 95 | April 17, 2019 | Horizon | 6 | 10d 5h | Edwards | Classified DoD mission. Mission was launched into an extremely high inclination from KSC. | ||
| 92 | May 4, 2019 | Constitution | 0 | 31d 1h | Kennedy | 3 Getaway Special Bridges and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. | ||
| 93 | July 17, 2019 | Liberty | 7 | 13d 5h | ISS | Edwards | ISS supply and reboost. | |
| Launches delayed due to the effects of Hurricanes Dorian and Humberto. | ||||||||
| 94 | October 5, 2019 | Liberty | 7 | 15d 11h | ETL | Kennedy | ETL crew rotation, supply and reboost. | |
| 95 | November 7, 2019 | Intrepid | 7 | 14d 6h | ETL | Kennedy | Echo construction flight ECF-24: Centrifuge Hub Module. | |
| 96 | December 2, 2019 | Terra Nova | 0 | 28d 7h | Kennedy | 3 Getaway Special Bridges and dual Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. 5 CubeSats deployed. | ||
2020
2021
| No. | Launch Date | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Rendezvous with |
Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OIctober 5, 2021 | Horizon or Endurance | 7 | 14d 16h | Hubble | Kennedy | Hubble Servicing Mission 6. Replaced the STIS, COS and WFC3 instruments with Advanced Space Telescope Spectrograph (ASTS), Cosmic Origins Spectrograph 2 (COS2) and Wide Field Camera 4 (WFC4). Final HST servicing mission. |
2022
List of Russian shuttle flights
| Order | Day | Year | Mission | Shuttle | Crew | Duration | Landing Site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | December 10 | 2009 | 1L1 | Baikal | 0 | 00d 04h 31m | Baikonour | Unmanned test flight; first flight of Baikal. |
Cancelled and shortened missions
OOC Notes
Standard orbiter launch rotation
- Constitution or Terra Nova
- Patriot
- Liberty
- Intrepid
- Horizon
- Endurance
KSC launch pads
- LC-39A: SpaceX (Falcon 9/Heavy)
- LC-39B: ISA (Jupiter 100/200/300)
- LC-39C: ISA (Jupiter 100/200)
- Originally built for unmanned Space Shuttles, but switched over to allow for multiple Jupiter launches.
- LC-39D: ISA (Space Shuttle)
- LC-39E: ISA (Space Shuttle)
LC-39D and E serviced by ISA Vehicle Integration Building. 39B and C serviced by NASA Vehicle Assembly Building. 39A serviced by SpaceX Horizontal Integration Facility.
