Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-5
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-5
STS-5 marked the first fully operational mission of the Space Shuttle program, launched by the Columbia shuttle with four crew members. Known as the first satellite deployment mission, it successfully deployed two commercial communications satellites into orbit. STS-5 not only advanced satellite deployment techniques but also demonstrated the Space Shuttle's role in supporting commercial and scientific endeavors in space.
Space Shuttle Columbia
Serial OV-102
Launch Crew Count 4
Status Destroyed
Landing Time 1982-11-16T14:33:00+0000
Crew
Vance D. Brand
Commander
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1931-05-09
Status Retired
Type Government
Robert F. Overmyer
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1936-07-14
Deceased 1996-03-22
Status Deceased
Type Government
Joseph P. Allen
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1937-06-27
Status Retired
Type Government
William B. Lenoir
Mission Specialist
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1939-03-14
Deceased 2010-08-26
Status Deceased
Type Government
Space Shuttle
Height 56.10 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 28200 kN
Diameter 8.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 27500 kg
Liftoff Mass 2030 Tonnes
Launch Success 133
Consecutive Success 22
Maiden Flight 1981-04-12
Launch Failures 2
Programs
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.
