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STS-5 was the first operational flight of the Space Shuttle and it deployed a 10 satellite into orbit. It carried four crew members.
Serial OV-102
Launch Crew Count 4
Status Destroyed
Landing Time 1982-11-16T14:33:00+0000
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1931-05-09
Status Retired
Type Government
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1936-07-14
Deceased 1996-03-22
Status Deceased
Type Government
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1937-06-27
Status Retired
Type Government
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1939-03-14
Deceased 2010-08-26
Status Deceased
Type Government
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
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.