Space Shuttle Columbia OV-102
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Built & Operated By
United Space Alliance
Commercial · founded 1995
Family
Space Shuttle
variant OV-102 · also Columbia
Maiden Flight
12 APR 1981
About
Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
38.1 m
Diameter
8.4 m
Launch Mass
2,040 T
Thrust
28,200 kN
Stages
1–3
Configuration
Reusable
Launch Record
Total Launches
30
Successful
29
Failed
1
Performance
To LEO
24,400 kg
Apogee
600 km
Launch Cost
$450.0M