RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 12, 1981, 12:00
- Launch designation
- 1981-034
- Mission
- OV-102 OFT-1
- Flight name
- OFT-1
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-1
- Year
- Launches in 1981
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 277 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 94.5 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (STS-1) | 1981-034ANORAD 12399 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 89.7 t | Landed · Apr 14, 1981 |
| MESA | 1981-034 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| DFI | 1981-034 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| ACIP | 1981-034 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.