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Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle was built by Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale) and flew 140 launch attempts between Apr 12, 1981 and Jul 8, 2011; 134 succeeded and 1 failed.

140 launchessuccess rate 99.3%United States

Launches per year

19811990200020102011
SuccessfulFailed

Same family

SLS Block 1 2

All 140 launches

140 launches
DateMissionSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
Jul 8, 2011OV-104 ISS2011-031Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
May 16, 2011OV-105 ISS2011-020Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Feb 24, 2011OV-103 ISS2011-008Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
May 14, 2010OV-104 ISS2010-019Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Apr 5, 2010OV-103 ISS2010-012Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Feb 8, 2010OV-105 ISS2010-004Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Nov 16, 2009OV-104 ISS2009-062Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Aug 29, 2009OV-103 ISS2009-045Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Jul 15, 2009OV-105 ISS2009-038Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States8Success
May 11, 2009OV-104 HST mission2009-025Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
Mar 15, 2009OV-103 ISS2009-012Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Nov 15, 2008OV-105 ISS2008-059Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
May 31, 2008OV-103 ISS2008-027Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Mar 11, 2008OV-105 ISS2008-009Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Feb 7, 2008OV-104 ISS2008-005Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Oct 23, 2007OV-103 ISS2007-050Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Aug 8, 2007OV-105 ISS2007-035Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Jun 8, 2007OV-104 ISS2007-024Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Dec 10, 2006OV-103 ISS2006-055Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States9Success
Sep 9, 2006OV-104 ISS2006-036Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Jul 4, 2006OV-103 ISS2006-028Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Jul 26, 2005OV-103 ISS2005-026Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Jan 16, 2003OV-102 Research2003-003Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Nov 24, 2002OV-105 ISS2002-052Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Oct 7, 2002OV-104 ISS2002-047Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Jun 5, 2002OV-105 ISS2002-028Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Apr 8, 2002OV-104 ISS2002-018Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Mar 1, 2002OV-102 HST mission2002-010Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
Dec 5, 2001OV-105 ISS2001-054Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Aug 10, 2001OV-103 ISS2001-035Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Jul 12, 2001OV-104 ISS2001-028Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Apr 19, 2001OV-105 ISS2001-016Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Mar 8, 2001OV-103 ISS2001-010Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Feb 7, 2001OV-104 ISS2001-006Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Dec 1, 2000OV-105 ISS2000-078Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Oct 11, 2000OV-103 ISS2000-062Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Sep 8, 2000OV-104 ISS2000-053Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
May 19, 2000OV-104 ISS2000-027Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Feb 11, 2000OV-105 Spacelab2000-010Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Dec 20, 1999OV-103 HST mission1999-069Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Jul 23, 1999OV-102 IUS deploy1999-040Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
May 27, 1999OV-103 ISS1999-030Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Dec 4, 1998OV-105 ISS1998-069Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States6Success
Oct 29, 1998OV-103 Research/FF1998-064Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
Jun 2, 1998OV-103 Shuttle/Mir1998-034Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Apr 17, 1998OV-102 Spacelab1998-022Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Jan 23, 1998OV-105 Shuttle/Mir1998-003Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Nov 19, 1997OV-102 Research/FF1997-073Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States6Success
Sep 26, 1997OV-104 Shuttle/Mir1997-055Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Aug 7, 1997OV-103 Research/FF1997-039Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States6Success
Jul 1, 1997OV-102 Spacelab1997-032Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
May 15, 1997OV-104 Shuttle/Mir1997-023Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Apr 4, 1997OV-102 Spacelab1997-013Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Feb 11, 1997OV-103 HST mission1997-004Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Jan 12, 1997OV-104 Shuttle/Mir1997-001Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Nov 19, 1996OV-102 Research/FF1996-065Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Sep 16, 1996OV-104 Shuttle/Mir1996-057Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Jun 20, 1996OV-102 Spacelab1996-036Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
May 19, 1996OV-105 Research/FF1996-032Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States7Success
Mar 22, 1996OV-104 Shuttle/Mir1996-018Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Feb 22, 1996OV-102 Research/FF1996-012Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States7Success
Jan 11, 1996OV-105 Research/FF1996-001Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Nov 12, 1995OV-104 Shuttle/Mir1995-061Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Oct 20, 1995OV-102 Spacelab1995-056Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Sep 7, 1995OV-105 Research/FF1995-048Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
Jul 13, 1995OV-103 IUS deploy1995-035Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Jun 27, 1995OV-104 Shuttle/Mir1995-030Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Mar 2, 1995OV-105 Spacelab1995-007Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Feb 3, 1995OV-103 Shuttle/Mir1995-004Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States10Success
Nov 3, 1994OV-104 Spacelab1994-073Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Sep 30, 1994OV-105 Spacelab1994-062Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Sep 9, 1994OV-103 Research/FF1994-059Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Aug 18, 1994RSLS Abort1994-A08Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States0OA
Jul 8, 1994OV-102 Spacelab1994-039Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Apr 9, 1994OV-105 Spacelab1994-020Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Mar 4, 1994OV-102 Research1994-015Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States6Success
Feb 3, 1994OV-103 Research/FF1994-006Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States12Success
Dec 2, 1993OV-105 HST mission1993-075Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Oct 18, 1993OV-102 Spacelab1993-065Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Sep 12, 1993OV-103 IUS deploy/FF1993-058Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Aug 12, 1993RSLS Abort1993-A21Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States0OA
Jun 21, 1993OV-105 Research/Rendez1993-037Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Apr 26, 1993OV-102 Spacelab1993-027Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Apr 8, 1993OV-103 Spacelab1993-023Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Mar 22, 1993RSLS Abort1993-A20Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States0OA
Jan 13, 1993OV-105 IUS deploy1993-003Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Dec 2, 1992OV-103 Medium deploy1992-086Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States8Success
Oct 22, 1992OV-102 Research/Med dep1992-070Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
Sep 12, 1992OV-105 Spacelab1992-061Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Jul 31, 1992OV-104 Research/FF1992-049Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States6Success
Jun 25, 1992OV-102 Spacelab1992-034Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
May 7, 1992OV-105 Rendezvous1992-026Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Mar 24, 1992OV-104 Spacelab1992-015Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Jan 22, 1992OV-103 Spacelab1992-002Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Nov 24, 1991OV-104 IUS deploy1991-080Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Sep 12, 1991OV-103 LEO deploy1991-063Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Aug 2, 1991OV-104 IUS deploy1991-054Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Jun 5, 1991OV-102 Spacelab1991-040Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Apr 28, 1991OV-103 Research/FF1991-031Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States8Success
Apr 5, 1991OV-104 LEO deploy1991-027Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Dec 2, 1990OV-102 Spacelab1990-106Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Nov 15, 1990OV-104 Medium dep1990-097Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Oct 6, 1990OV-103 IUS deploy1990-090Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Apr 24, 1990OV-103 HST mission1990-037Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Feb 28, 1990OV-104 LEO deploy1990-019Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Jan 9, 1990OV-102 Medium dep/Rend1990-002Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Nov 23, 1989OV-103 IUS deploy1989-090Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Oct 18, 1989OV-104 IUS deploy1989-084Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
Aug 8, 1989OV-102 Medium deploy1989-061Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
May 4, 1989OV-104 IUS deploy1989-033Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Mar 13, 1989OV-103 IUS deploy1989-021Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Dec 2, 1988OV-104 LEO deploy1988-106Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Sep 29, 1988OV-103 IUS deploy1988-091Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Jan 28, 1986OV-099 IUS deploy1986-F01Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Failure
Jan 12, 1986OV-102 PAM deploy1986-003Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
Nov 27, 1985OV-104 PAM deploy1985-109Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States8Success
Oct 30, 1985OV-099 Spacelab1985-104Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Oct 3, 1985OV-104 IUS deploy1985-092Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Aug 27, 1985OV-103 PAM deploy/Rend1985-076Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Jul 29, 1985OV-099 Spacelab1985-063Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States7Success
Jul 12, 1985RSLS abort1985-A26Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States0OA
Jun 17, 1985OV-103 PAM deploy/FF1985-048Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
Apr 29, 1985OV-099 Spacelab1985-034Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
Apr 12, 1985OV-103 PAM deploy1985-028Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
Jan 24, 1985OV-103 IUS deploy1985-010Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Nov 8, 1984OV-103 PAM deploy/Rend1984-113Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States7Success
Oct 5, 1984OV-099 LEO deploy1984-108Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Aug 30, 1984OV-103 PAM deploy1984-093Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
Jun 26, 1984RSLS abort1984-A47Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States0OA
Apr 6, 1984OV-099 LEO deploy/Rend1984-034Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States6Success
Feb 3, 1984OV-099 PAM deploy/FF1984-011Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States7Success
Nov 28, 1983OV-102 Spacelab1983-116Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Aug 30, 1983OV-099 PAM deploy1983-089Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Jun 18, 1983OV-099 PAM deploy/FF1983-059Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
Apr 4, 1983OV-099 IUS deploy1983-026Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States2Success
Nov 11, 1982OV-102 PAM deploy1982-110Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Jun 27, 1982OV-102 OFT-41982-065Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
Mar 22, 1982OV-102 OFT-31982-022Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States6Success
Nov 12, 1981OV-102 OFT-21981-111Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
Apr 12, 1981OV-102 OFT-11981-034Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success

Source: GCAT launch list and launch vehicle tables, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Image: Wikidata/Commons for the rocket that most of its payloads list as their launcher.