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Space Shuttle-related Satellites
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Space Shuttle-related Satellites
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Below is a checklist of Space Shuttle-related (launched, or retrieved and repaired, or recovered) satellites, 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.
| Satellite | Shuttle/Mission | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | postal items | |||
| SMM | [rocket-launched] | 1980-02-14 | SMM | SMM | SMM |
| STS-13 (41C) / Challenger [repaired and re-launched] | 1984-04-06 | ||||
| SBS-3 (SBS-C) | STS-5 / Columbia | 1982-11-11 | |||
| Anik-C3 / Telesat-6 (Telesat-E) | Anik-C/D | ||||
| TDRS-1 (TDRS-A) | STS-6 / Challenger | 1983-04-04 | TDRS-A (Challenger-launch) | ||
| Anik-C2 / Telesat-7 (Telesat-G) / Hahuel-I2 | STS-7 / Challenger | 1983-06-18 | Anik-C/D | ||
| Palapa-B1 | Palapa-B1 | ||||
| SPAS-1 | SPAS-1 | STS-7+SPAS-1 (with Challenger) | SPAS-1 (with Challenger) SPAS-1 (with Challenger) | ||
| 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 (Discovery-recovery) SMM+Palapa-B2 (with Shuttle) | ||
| STS-19 (51A) / Discovery [recovery] | 1984-11-08 | ||||
| Westar-6 | STS-11 (41B) / Challenger [launched] | 1984-02-03 | Westar | Westar | |
| STS-19 (51A) / Discovery [recovery] | 1984-11-08 | ||||
| SPAS-1A | STS-11 (41B) / Challenger | 1984-02-03 | SPAS-1 | SPAS-1 (with Challenger) SPAS-1 (with Challenger) | |
| LDEF | STS-13 (41C) / Challenger [launched] | 1984-04-06 | LDEF | STS-41C+LDEF (Challenger-launch) | LDEF LDEF (Challenger-launch) LDEF (Columbia-retrieval) |
| STS-32R / Columbia [retrieved] | 1990-01-09 | ||||
| SBS-4 (SBS-D) | STS-16 (41D) / Discovery | 1984-08-30 | SBS-4 (Discovery-launch) | ||
| Syncom-4-2 / Leasat-F2 | Leasat | ||||
| Telstar-302 | Telstar-301 | ||||
| ERBS / SAGE-2 | STS-17 (41G) / Challenger | 1984-10-05 | ERBS ERBS ERBS | ERBS | ERBS |
| Anik-D2 / Telesat-8 (Telesat-H) / Satcom-4R / Arabsat-1DR | STS-19 (51A) / Discovery | 1984-11-08 | Anik-C/D | ||
| Syncom-4-1 / Leasat-F1 | Leasat | ||||
| Magnum-1 / Orion-1 / USA-8 | STS-20 (51C) / Discovery | 1985-01-24 | |||
| Syncom-4-3 / Leasat-F3 | STS-23 (51D) / Discovery | 1985-04-12 | Leasat | ||
| Anik-C1 / Telesat-9 (Telesat-I) / Nahuel-I1 / Brazil-1T | Anik-C/D | ||||
| NUsat [amateur-built] | STS-24 (51B) / Challenger | 1985-04-29 | NUsat | STS-51B+NUsat (Challenger-launched) | |
| GLOMR | STS-24 (51B) / Challenger [attempted-launch] | 1985-04-29 | GLOMR | ||
| STS-30 (61A) / Challenger [launched] | 1985-10-30 | ||||
| Telstar-303 | STS-25 (51G) / Discovery | 1985-06-17 | Telstar-301 | ||
| Morelos-1 (Morelos-A) | Morelos-1 | STS-51G+Morelos-1 | Morelos | ||
| Arabsat-1B | Arabsat-1 | ||||
| Syncom-4-4 / Leasat-F4 | STS-27 (51I) / Discovery | 1985-08-29 | Leasat | STS-51I+Leasat-F4 (Discovery-launch) | |
| ASC-1 | |||||
| Aussat-A1 / Optus-A1 | Aussat-A | Aussat Aussat | |||
| DSCS-3-03/04 / USA-11/12 | STS-28 (51J) / Atlantis | 1985-10-03 | DSCS-3 | ||
| Aussat-A2 | STS-31 (61B) / Atlantis | 1985-11-27 | Aussat-A | Aussat Aussat | |
| Morlos-2 (Morelos-B) | Morelos | ||||
| Satcom-KU2 | |||||
| Satcom-KU1 | STS-32 (61C) / Columbia | 1986-01-12 | |||
| TDRS-2 (TDRS-B) [failed] | STS-33 (51L) / Challenger [failed] | 1986-01-28 | |||
| TDRS-3 (TDRS-C) | STS-26R / Discovery | 1988-09-26 | |||
| Lacrosse-1 / Onyx-1 / USA-34 | STS-27R / Atlantis | 1988-12-02 | |||
| TDRS-4 (TDRS-D) | STS-29R / Discovery | 1989-03-13 | STS-29+TDRS-D (Discovery-launch) STS-29+TDRS-D (Discovery-launch) | ||
| Magellan | STS-30R / Atlantis | 1989-05-04 | Magellan Magellan | Magellan | Magellan |
| SDS-2-1 / USA-40 | STS-28R / Columbia | 1989-08-08 | SDS-2 | ||
| USA-41 | |||||
| Galileo | STS-34 / Atlantis | 1989-10-18 | Galileo Galileo Galileo (Atlantis-launch, booster attached) | Galileo | Galileo |
| Magnum-2 / Orion-2 / USA-48 | STS-33R / Discovery | 1989-11-23 | |||
| Syncom-4-5 / Leasat-F5 | STS-32R / Columbia | 1990-01-09 | Leasat | ||
| Misty-1 / USA-53 | STS-36 / Atlantis | 1990-02-28 | |||
| Intelsat-6-F3 | [rocket-launched] | 1990-03-14 | Intelsat-6 | HST+UARS+Intelsat-6+Explorer-66 (with Shuttle) | |
| STS-49 / Endeavour [repaired and re-launched] | 1992-05-08 | ||||
| Hubble / HST | STS-31R / Discovery [launched] | 1990-04-25 | HST HST HST HST (with Shuttle) | Hubble / HST | Hubble / HST |
| STS-61 / Endeavour [repaired] | 1993-12-02 | ||||
| STS-82 / Discovery [repaired] | 1997-02-11 | ||||
| STS-103 / Discovery [repaired] | 1999-12-19 | ||||
| STS-109 / Columbia [repaired] | 2002-03-01 | ||||
| STS-125 / Atlantis [repaired] | 2009-05-11 | ||||
| Ulysses | STS-41 / Discovery | 1990-10-06 | Ulysses Ulysses | Ulysses | Ulysses |
| SDS-2-2 / USA-67 | STS-38 / Atlantis | 1990-11-16 | SDS-2 | ||
| USA-70 | STS-39 / Discovery | 1991-04-28 | |||
| CGRO | STS-37 / Atlantis | 1991-04-05 | CGRO CGRO | ||
| TDRS-5 (TDRS-E) | STS-43 / Atlantis | 1991-08-02 | |||
| UARS | STS-48 / Discovery | 1991-09-15 | UARS UARS UARS | UARS | UARS |
| DSP-16 / USA-75 | STS-44 / Atlantis | 1991-11-21 | DSP-14 | ||
| TSS-1 | STS-46 / Atlantis | 1992-07-31 | TSS-1 TSS-1 | TSS-1 (STS/Atlantis-launch) | |
| Eureca-1 | STS-46 / Atlantis [launched] | 1992-07-31 | Eureca Eureca-1 (Atlantis-launch) | ||
| STS-57 / Endeavour [retrieved] | 1993-06-21 | ||||
| LAGEOS-2 (LAGEOS-B) | STS-52 / Columbia | 1992-10-22 | LAGEOS-2 | ||
| SDS-2-3 / USA-87 | STS-53 / Discovery | 1992-12-02 | SDS-2 | ||
| TDRS-6 (TDRS-F) | STS-54 / Endeavour | 1993-01-13 | |||
| ACTS | STS-51 / Discovery | 1993-09-12 | ACTS | ||
| Bremsat | STS-60 / Discovery | 1994-02-03 | Bremsat | ||
| WSF-1 [failed] | |||||
| SFU | [rocket-launched] | 1995-03-18 | SFU | GMS-5+SFU | SFU (Endeavour-retrieval) |
| STS-72 / Endeavour [retrieved] | 1996-01-13 | ||||
| TDRS-7 (TDRS-G) | STS-70 / Discovery | 1995-07-13 | |||
| WSF-2 | STS-69 / Endeavour | 1995-09-07 | WSF-2 | ||
| TSS-1R | STS-75 / Columbia | 1996-02-22 | TSS-1 TSS-1 | TSS-1 (STS/Columbia-launch) | |
| PAMS-STU | STS-77 / Endeavour | 1996-05-19 | PAMS-STU (Endeavour-launch) | ||
| WSF-3 | STS-80 / Columbia | 1996-11-19 | |||
| Pansat-OSCAR-34 (PO-34) | STS-95 / Discovery | 1998-10-30 | PANSAT | ||
| SAC-A | STS-88 / Endeavour | 1998-12-04 | SAC-A | ||
| Mightysat-1 (P97-2) | Mightysat-1 | ||||
| Starshine-1 | STS-96 / Discovery | 1999-05-27 | Starshine-1 | ||
| Chandra / CXO / AXAF | STS-93 / Columbia | 1999-07-23 | Chandra Chandra | Chandra / CXO | Chandra / CXO |
| Simplesat | STS-105 / Discovery | 2001-08-10 | Simplesat | ||
| Starshine-2 | STS-108 / Endeavour | 2001-12-05 | Starshine-2 | ||
| MEPSI | STS-113 / Endeavour | 2002-11-23 | MEPSI-1A+B+PLA | ||
1On these items, HST is drawn with the solar panels perpendicular to the spacecraft body, whereas in reality they are parallel to the spacecraft body.
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