Mission record

Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-2

Space Shuttle· Launch Complex 39A· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Rockwell International
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Test Flight
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 12 Nov 1981 15:10:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#2504 ever

Mission

STS-2 was the second flight of the Space Shuttle program. It flew on Columbia again marking the first time in history that a manned, reusable orbital vehicle returned to orbit for a second time.

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