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Below is a checklist of Space Shuttle-related (deployed; or retrieved, repaired, and re-deployed; or recovered) satellites, including launch dates and images of the satellites. A master list of un-manned satellites, including acronyms and full names is available, or click the 'Satellite' column title below. This is a work in progress, and completeness is our goal. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Space Shuttle-related satellites include those that were:
| Satellite | Shuttle/Mission | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | |||
| Space Shuttle-related satellites (1981 — 2011) | |||||
| SMM | [rocket-launched] | 1980-02-14 | SMM | SMM (deployed) | SMM |
| STS-13 (41C) / Challenger [repaired] | 1984-04-06 | SMM (repair) | |||
| SBS-3 | STS-5 / Columbia | 1982-11-11 | SBS-3 | ||
| Anik-C3 / Telesat-6 | Anik-C/D | Anik-C3 | |||
| TDRS-1 | STS-6 / Challenger | 1983-04-04 | TDRS-1 (STS-6/Challenger-deployment) TDRS-1 | TDRS-1 | TDRS |
| Anik-C2 / Telesat-7 / Nahuel-I2 | STS-7 / Challenger | 1983-06-18 | Anik-C/D | Anik-C2 | |
| Palapa-B1 | Palapa-B1 | Palapa-B1 | Palapa | ||
| SPAS-1 | SPAS-1 | SPAS-1 | SPAS | ||
| Insat-1B | STS-8 / Challenger | 1983-08-30 | Insat-1 | Insat-1B | Insat-1B |
| Palapa-B2 | STS-11 (41B) / Challenger [launched] | 1984-02-03 | Palapa-B2 (deployed) | Palapa | |
| STS-19 (51A) / Discovery [recovered] | 1984-11-08 | Palapa-B2 (recovered) | |||
| Westar-6 | STS-11 (41B) / Challenger [deployed] | 1984-02-03 | Westar-1 Westar | Westar-6 (deployed) | Westar |
| STS-19 (51A) / Discovery [recovered] | 1984-11-08 | Westar-6 (recovered) | |||
| SPAS-1A | STS-11 (41B) / Challenger | 1984-02-03 | SPAS-1 | SPAS-1A | SPAS |
| LDEF | STS-13 (41C) / Challenger [deployed] | 1984-04-06 | LDEF | LDEF (deployed) | LDEF |
| STS-32R / Columbia [recovered] | 1990-01-09 | LDEF (recovered) | |||
| SBS-4 | STS-16 (41D) / Discovery | 1984-08-30 | SBS-4 | SBS-4 (STS-41D/Discovery-deployment) | |
| Syncom-4-2 / Leasat-F2 | Leasat | Leasat-F2 | Leasat | ||
| Telstar-3C | Telstar-301 | Telstar-3C | Telstar | ||
| ERBS / SAGE-2 | STS-17 (41G) / Challenger | 1984-10-05 | ERBS ERBS ERBS ERBS (with STS-41G/Challenger) | ERBS | ERBS |
| Anik-D2 / Telesat-8 / Satcom-4R / Arabsat-1DR | STS-19 (51A) / Discovery | 1984-11-08 | Anik-C/D | Anik-D2 | |
| Syncom-4-1 / Leasat-F1 | Leasat | Leasat-F1 | Leasat | ||
| Magnum-1 / Orion-1 / USA-8 | STS-20 (51C) / Discovery | 1985-01-24 | Magnum-1 | ||
| Anik-C1 / Telesat-9 / Nahuel-I1 / Brazil-1T | STS-23 (51D) / Discovery | 1985-04-12 | Anik-C/D | Anik-C1 | |
| Syncom-4-3 / Leasat-F3 | Leasat | Leasat-F3 (deployed) | Leasat | ||
| STS-27 (51I) / Discovery [repair] | 1985-08-29 | Leasat-F3 (repair) | |||
| NUSAT [amateur-built] | STS-24 (51B) / Challenger | 1985-04-29 | NUSAT | NUSAT | |
| GLOMR (GLOMR-1) | STS-24 (51B) / Challenger [attempted-deployment] | 1985-04-29 | GLOMR | GLOMR (attempted-deployment) | |
| STS-30 (61A) / Challenger [deployed] | 1985-10-30 | GLOMR-1 | |||
| Telstar-3D1 | STS-25 (51G) / Discovery | 1985-06-17 | Telstar-301 | Telstar-3D1 | Telstar |
| Morelos-1 | Morelos-1 | Morelos-1 | Morelos | ||
| Arabsat-1B | Arabsat-1 | Arabsat-1B | |||
| SPARTAN-101 | SPARTAN-101 | SPARTAN-101 | SPARTAN | ||
| PDP | STS-26 (51F) / Challenger | 1985-07-29 | PDP | PDP | |
| Syncom-4-4 / Leasat-F4 | STS-27 (51I) / Discovery | 1985-08-29 | Leasat | Leasat-F4 | Leasat |
| ASC-1 | ASC-1 | ||||
| Aussat-A1 / Optus-A1 | Aussat-A | Aussat-A1 | Aussat Aussat Aussat | ||
| DSCS-3-B4/5 / USA-11/12 | STS-28 (51J) / Atlantis | 1985-10-03 | DSCS-3 | DSCS-3-B4/5 | |
| Aussat-A2 / Optus-A2 | STS-31 (61B) / Atlantis | 1985-11-27 | Aussat-A | Aussat-A2 | Aussat Aussat Aussat |
| Morelos-2 | Morelos-2 | Morelos | |||
| Satcom-Ku2 | Satcom-Ku2 | ||||
| OEX-Target | OEX-Target | OEX-Target | |||
| Satcom-Ku1 | STS-32 (61C) / Columbia | 1986-01-12 | Satcom-Ku1 | ||
| TDRS-2 [failed] | STS-33 (51L) / Challenger [failed] | 1986-01-28 | TDRS-2 | TDRS | |
| SPARTAN-203 [failed] | SPARTAN-203 | SPARTAN-203 | SPARTAN | ||
| TDRS-3 | STS-26R / Discovery | 1988-09-26 | TDRS-3 | TDRS | |
| Lacrosse-1 / Onyx-1 / USA-34 | STS-27R / Atlantis | 1988-12-02 | Lacrosse-1 | ||
| TDRS-4 | STS-29R / Discovery | 1989-03-13 | TDRS-4 | TDRS | |
| Magellan | STS-30R / Atlantis | 1989-05-04 | Magellan Magellan | Magellan | Magellan |
| SDS-2-1 / USA-40 | STS-28R / Columbia | 1989-08-08 | SDS-2 | SDS-2-1 | |
| GLOMR? / SSF / USA-41 | GLOMR | GLOMR? / SSF | |||
| Galileo | STS-34 / Atlantis | 1989-10-18 | Galileo Galileo Galileo (STS-34/Atlantis-deployed, booster attached) | Galileo | Galileo |
| Magnum-2 / Orion-2 / USA-48 | STS-33R / Discovery | 1989-11-23 | Magnum-2 | ||
| Syncom-4-5 / Leasat-F5 | STS-32R / Columbia | 1990-01-09 | Leasat | Leasat-F5 | Leasat |
| Misty-1 / USA-53 | STS-36 / Atlantis | 1990-02-28 | Misty-1 | ||
| Intelsat-6-3 | [rocket-launched] | 1990-03-14 | Intelsat-6 | Intelsat-6-3 (deployed) | HST+UARS+Intelsat-6+Explorer-66 (with Space Shuttle) |
| STS-49 / Endeavour [repair] | 1992-05-08 | Intelsat-6-3 (repair) | |||
| Hubble / HST | STS-31R / Discovery [deployed] | 1990-04-25 | Hubble / HST Hubble / HST Hubble / HST Hubble / HST Hubble / HST Hubble / HST (with Space Shuttle) Hubble / HST (with Space Shuttle) | Hubble / HST (deployed) | Hubble / HST |
| STS-61 / Endeavour [1st repair] | 1993-12-02 | Hubble / HST (1st repair) | |||
| STS-82 / Discovery [2nd repair] | 1997-02-11 | Hubble / HST (2nd repair) | |||
| STS-103 / Discovery [3rd repair] | 1999-12-19 | Hubble / HST (3rd repair) | |||
| STS-109 / Columbia [4th repair] | 2002-03-01 | Hubble / HST (4th repair) | |||
| STS-125 / Atlantis [5th repair] | 2009-05-11 | Hubble / HST (5th repair) | |||
| Ulysses | STS-41 / Discovery | 1990-10-06 | Ulysses Ulysses | Ulysses | Ulysses |
| SDS-2-2 / USA-67 | STS-38 / Atlantis | 1990-11-16 | SDS-2 | SDS-2-2 | |
| GLOMR? / MPEC / USA-70 | STS-39 / Discovery | 1991-04-28 | GLOMR | GLOMR? / MPEC | |
| IBSS-SPAS (SPAS-2) | SPAS-2 | SPAS-2 | SPAS | ||
| CGRO | STS-37 / Atlantis | 1991-04-05 | CGRO CGRO CGRO | Compton / CGRO | Compton / CGRO |
| TDRS-5 | STS-43 / Atlantis | 1991-08-02 | TDRS-5 | TDRS | |
| UARS | STS-48 / Discovery | 1991-09-15 | UARS UARS UARS UARS (with STS-48/Discovery) | UARS | UARS |
| DSP-F16 / USA-75 | STS-44 / Atlantis | 1991-11-21 | DSP-F14 (similar) | DSP-F16 | |
| TSS-1 | STS-46 / Atlantis | 1992-07-31 | TSS-1 TSS-1 | TSS-1 | TSS-1 (STS-46/Atlantis-deployment) |
| EURECA-1 | STS-46 / Atlantis [deployed] | 1992-07-31 | EURECA EURECA-1 (STS-46/Atlantis-deployment) | EURECA-1 (deployed) | |
| STS-57 / Endeavour [recovered] | 1993-06-21 | EURECA-1 (recovered) | |||
| LAGEOS-2 | STS-52 / Columbia | 1992-10-22 | LAGEOS-2 | LAGEOS-2 | |
| SDS-2-3 / USA-87 | STS-53 / Discovery | 1992-12-02 | SDS-2 | SDS-2-3 | |
| ODERACS | ODERACS-1 | ODERACS | |||
| TDRS-6 | STS-54 / Endeavour | 1993-01-13 | TDRS-6 | TDRS | |
| SPARTAN-201-F1 | STS-56 / Discovery | 1993-04-08 | SPARTAN-201 | SPARTAN-201-F1 | SPARTAN |
| ACTS | STS-51 / Discovery | 1993-09-12 | ACTS | ACTS | |
| OREFUS-SPAS-1 | OREFUS-SPAS-1 | OREFUS-SPAS-1 | SPAS | ||
| BremSat | STS-60 / Discovery | 1994-02-03 | BremSat | BremSat | |
| WSF-1 [failed] | WSF-1 | ||||
| ODERACS-1 | ODERACS-1 | ODERACS-1 | |||
| SPARTAN-201-F2 | STS-64 / Discovery | 1994-09-09 | SPARTAN-201 | SPARTAN-201-F2 | SPARTAN |
| CRISTA-SPAS-1 | STS-66 / Atlantis | 1994-11-03 | CRISTA-SPAS | CRISTA-SPAS-1 | SPAS |
| SPARTAN-204 | STS-63 / Discovery | 1995-02-03 | SPARTAN-204 | SPARTAN-204 | SPARTAN |
| ODERACS-2 | ODERACS-1 | ODERACS-2 | |||
| SFU | [rocket-launched] | 1995-03-18 | SFU | SFU (launched) | SFU |
| STS-72 / Endeavour [recovered] | 1996-01-13 | SFU (recovered) | |||
| TDRS-7 | STS-70 / Discovery | 1995-07-13 | TDRS-7 | TDRS-7 | TDRS |
| WSF-2 | STS-69 / Endeavour | 1995-09-07 | WSF-2 | WSF-2 | |
| SPARTAN-201-F3 | SPARTAN-201 | SPARTAN-201-F3 | SPARTAN | ||
| SPARTAN-206 / OAST Flyer | STS-72 / Endeavour | 1996-01-13 | SPARTAN-206 | SPARTAN-206 | SPARTAN |
| TSS-1R | STS-75 / Columbia | 1996-02-22 | TSS-1 TSS-1 | TSS-1R | TSS-1 (STS-75/Columbia-deployment) |
| PAMS-STU | STS-77 / Endeavour | 1996-05-19 | PAMS-STU (STS-77/Endeavour-deployment) | PAMS-STU | |
| SPARTAN-207 | SPARTAN-207 | SPARTAN-207 | SPARTAN | ||
| WSF-3 | STS-80 / Columbia | 1996-11-19 | WSF-3 | ||
| OREFUS-SPAS-2 | OREFUS-SPAS-2 | OREFUS-SPAS-2 | SPAS | ||
| CRISTA-SPAS-2 | STS-85 / Discovery | 1997-08-07 | CRISTA-SPAS | CRISTA-SPAS-2 | SPAS |
| SPARTAN-201-F4 | STS-87 / Columbia | 1997-11-18 | SPARTAN-201 | SPARTAN-201-F4 | SPARTAN |
| AERCam-Sprint | AERCam-Sprint | AERCam-Sprint | |||
| Pansat-OSCAR-34 (PO-34) | STS-95 / Discovery | 1998-10-29 | OSCAR-34 | OSCAR-34 | OSCAR |
| SPARTAN-201-F5 | SPARTAN-201 | SPARTAN-201-F5 | SPARTAN | ||
| SAC-A | STS-88 / Endeavour | 1998-12-04 | SAC-A | SAC-A | SAC |
| Mightysat-1 (P97-2) | Mightysat-1 | Mightysat-1 | |||
| STARSHINE-1 | STS-96 / Discovery | 1999-05-27 | STARSHINE-1 | STARSHINE-1 | |
| Chandra / CXO / AXAF | STS-93 / Columbia | 1999-07-23 | CXO (early-design) CXO CXO | Chandra / CXO | Chandra / CXO |
| SimpleSat | STS-105 / Discovery | 2001-08-10 | SimpleSat | SimpleSat | |
| STARSHINE-2 | STS-108 / Endeavour | 2001-12-05 | STARSHINE-2 | STARSHINE-2 | |
| MEPSI-1 | STS-113 / Endeavour | 2002-11-23 | MEPSI-1A+B+PLA | MEPSI-1 | |
| ANDE (RAFT-1, Navy-OSCAR-60, NO-60) | STS-116 / Discovery | 2006-12-10 | OSCAR-60 | OSCAR-60+61+62 | OSCAR |
| ANDE (MAA, Navy-OSCAR-61, NO-61) | OSCAR-61+62 | ||||
| ANDE (FCal, Navy-OSCAR-62, NO-62) | |||||
| MEPSI-2 | MEPSI-2 | ||||
| PSSCT-1 | STS-126 / Endeavour | 2008-11-15 | PSSCT-1 | PSSCT-1 | |
| Bevo-1 (PARADIGM / DRAGONSAT-1) | STS-127 / Endeavour | 2009-07-15 | Bevo-1 | Bevo-1 | |
| AggieSat-2 (DRAGONSAT-2) | AggieSat-2 | AggieSat-2 | |||
| ANDE-2-AA (Castor), ANDE-2-PA (Pollux) | ANDE-2-AA+PA | ANDE-2 | |||
| PSSCT-2 | STS-135 / Atlantis | 2011-07-08 | PSSCT-2 | PSSCT-2 | |
| Total: 105 satellites | Total: 73 out of 135 Space Shuttle missions2 | ||||
1There is disagreement among various sources on whether this should be called Telstar-3D or Telstar-3B!
275 out of 135 Space Shuttle missions were related to un-manned satellites (excluding fixed payloads and International Space Station (ISS) modules).
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