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Below is a checklist of STS-related (deployed; or retrieved, repaired, and re-deployed; or recovered) un-manned satellites, including launch dates and images of the satellites. A Master List of Un-manned Satellites is available, or click the 'Satellite' column title below. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
STS-related satellites include those that were:
| Satellite | Shuttle/Mission | Launch Date | Images | ||
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| reference | launch covers | other postal items | |||
| STS-related satellites (1982 — 2011) | |||||
| SMM | [rocket-launched] | 1980-02-14 |
SMM SMM (patch, with STS-41C/Challenger) SMM (patch, with STS-41C/Challenger) | SMM [rocket-launched] | SMM |
| STS-13 (41C)/Challenger [repaired] | 1984-04-06 | SMM (repaired) | |||
| SBS-3 | STS-5/Columbia | 1982-11-11 | SBS-3 | SBS | |
| Anik-C3 / Telesat-6 |
Anik-C/D type STS-5/Columbia (patch) | Anik-C3 | Anik | ||
| TDRS-1 | STS-6/Challenger | 1983-04-04 |
TDRS-1 (STS-6/Challenger-deployment) TDRS-1 TDRS-1 (patch, with STS-6/Challenger) STS-6 (patch) | TDRS-1 | TDRS |
| Anik-C2 / Telesat-7 / Nahuel-I2 | STS-7/Challenger | 1983-06-18 |
Anik-C/D type STS-7/Challenger (patch) | Anik-C2 | Anik |
| Palapa-B1 | Palapa-B1 | Palapa-B1 | Palapa | ||
| SPAS-1 | SPAS-1 | SPAS-1 | SPAS | ||
| Insat-1B | STS-8/Challenger | 1983-08-30 |
Insat-1 STS-8/Challenger (patch) | Insat-1B | Insat |
| Palapa-B2 | STS-11 (41B)/Challenger [deployed] | 1984-02-03 | Palapa-B2 (or Westar-6) (patch, with STS-41B/Challenger) | 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 (or Palapa-B2) (patch, with STS-41B/Challenger) | 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 (patch, with STS-41C/Challenger) SMM (patch, with STS-41C/Challenger) LDEF (patch, with STS-32R/Columbia) | LDEF (deployed) | LDEF |
| STS-32R/Columbia [recovered] | 1990-01-09 | LDEF (recovered) | |||
| SBS-4 | STS-16 (41D)/Discovery | 1984-08-30 | STS-41D/Discovery (patch) | SBS-4 | SBS |
| 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 (patch, with STS-41G/Challenger) ERBS (patch) | ERBS | ERBS |
| Anik-D2 / Telesat-8 / Satcom-4R / Arabsat-1DR | STS-19 (51A)/Discovery | 1984-11-08 |
Anik-C/D type STS-51A/Discovery (patch) | Anik-D2 | Anik |
| Syncom-4-1 / Leasat-F1 | Leasat | Leasat-F1 | Leasat | ||
| Magnum-1 / Orion-1 / USA-8 | STS-20 (51C)/Discovery | 1985-01-24 | STS-51C/Discovery (patch) | Magnum-1 / Orion-1 | |
| Anik-C1 / Telesat-9 / Nahuel-I1 / Brazil-1T | STS-23 (51D)/Discovery | 1985-04-12 |
Anik-C/D type STA-51D/Discovery (patch) | Anik-C1 | Anik |
| Syncom-4-3 / Leasat-F3 | Leasat | Leasat-F3 (deployed) | Leasat | ||
| STS-27 (51I)/Discovery [repaired] | 1985-08-29 | Leasat-F3 (repaired) | |||
| NUSat [amateur-built] | STS-24 (51B)/Challenger | 1985-04-29 |
NUSat NUSat NUSat-1 (mockup) STS-51B/Challenger (Spacelab-3 patch) STS-51B/Challenger (Spacelab-3 patch) | NUSat | |
| GLOMR (GLOMR-1) | STS-24 (51B)/Challenger [attempted-deployment] | 1985-04-29 |
GLOMR STA-61A/Challenger (patch) | 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-1" (patch, with STS-51G/Discovery) "SPARTAN-1" (patch, with STS-51G/Discovery) | SPARTAN-101 | SPARTAN | ||
| PDP | STS-26 (51F)/Challenger | 1985-07-29 |
PDP STA-51F/Challenger (patch) | PDP | |
| Syncom-4-4 / Leasat-F4 | STS-27 (51I)/Discovery | 1985-08-29 | Leasat | Leasat-F4 | Leasat |
| ASC-1 | STS-51I/Discovery (patch) | ASC-1 | |||
| Aussat-A1 / Optus-A1 | Aussat-A | Aussat-A1 | Aussat | ||
| DSCS-3-B4/B5 / USA-11/12 | STS-28 (51J)/Atlantis | 1985-10-03 |
DSCS-3 DSCS-3 (patch) DSCS-3 (patch) STS-51J/Atlantis (patch) | DSCS-3-B4/5 | |
| Aussat-A2 / Optus-A2 | STS-31 (61B)/Atlantis | 1985-11-27 | Aussat-A | Aussat-A2 | Aussat |
| Morelos-2 | Morelos-1 | Morelos-2 | Morelos | ||
| Satcom-Ku2 | STS-61B/Atlantis (patch) | Satcom-Ku2 | |||
| OEX-Target | OEX-Target | OEX-Target | |||
| Satcom-Ku1 | STS-32 (61C)/Columbia | 1986-01-12 | STS-61C/Columbia (patch) | Satcom-Ku1 | |
| TDRS-2 [failed] | STS-33 (51L)/Challenger [failed] | 1986-01-28 | STS-51L/Challenger (patch) | TDRS-2 | TDRS |
| SPARTAN-203 [failed] | SPARTAN-203 | SPARTAN-203 | SPARTAN | ||
| TDRS-3 | STS-26R/Discovery | 1988-09-26 | STS-26R/Discovery (patch) | TDRS-3 | TDRS |
| Lacrosse-1 / Onyx-1 / USA-34 | STS-27R/Atlantis | 1988-12-02 |
Lacrosse STS-27R/Atlantis (patch) | Lacrosse-1 | Lacrosse-1 |
| TDRS-4 | STS-29R/Discovery | 1989-03-13 | STS-29R/Discovery (patch) | TDRS-4 | TDRS |
| Magellan | STS-30R/Atlantis | 1989-05-04 |
Magellan Magellan Magellan Magellan (patch) Magellan (patch) STS-30R/Atlantis (patch) | Magellan | Magellan |
| SDS-2-1 / USA-40 | STS-28R/Columbia | 1989-08-08 |
SDS-2 STS-28R/Columbia (patch) | SDS-2-1 | SDS |
| GLOMR? / SSF / USA-41 | GLOMR | GLOMR? / SSF | |||
| Galileo | STS-34/Atlantis | 1989-10-18 |
Galileo Galileo Galileo Galileo Galileo (STS-34/Atlantis-deployed, booster attached) Galileo (probe) Galileo (patch) Galileo (patch) Galileo (patch) Galileo (patch, with STS-34/Atlantis) | Galileo | Galileo |
| Magnum-2 / Orion-2 / USA-48 | STS-33R/Discovery | 1989-11-23 | STS-33R/Discovery (patch) | Magnum-2 / Orion-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 | STS-36/Atlantis (patch) | Misty-1 | |
| Intelsat-6-3 | [rocket-launched] | 1990-03-14 | Intelsat-6 | Intelsat-6-3 [rocket-launched] | Intelsat-6 |
| STS-49/Endeavour [repaired] | 1992-05-08 | STS-49/Endeavour (patch) | Intelsat-6-3 (repaired) | ||
| Hubble / HST | STS-31R/Discovery [deployed] | 1990-04-25 |
Hubble / HST Hubble / HST Hubble / HST Hubble / HST Hubble / HST Hubble / HST Hubble / HST (with Space Shuttle) Hubble / HST (with Space Shuttle) Hubble / HST (deployment from STS-31) Hubble / HST (patch) Hubble / HST (patch) Hubble / HST (patch, with STS-31R/Discovery) Hubble / HST (patch, with STS-61/Endeavour) Hubble / HST (patch, with STS-61/Endeavour) Hubble / HST (patch, with STS-82/Discovery) Hubble / HST (patch, with STS-82/Discovery) Hubble / HST (patch, with STS-82/Discovery) Hubble / HST (patch, with STS-103/Discovery) Hubble / HST (patch, with STS-109/Columbia) Hubble / HST (patch, with STS-125/Atlantis) Hubble / HST (patch, with STS-125/Atlantis) | Hubble / HST (deployed) | Hubble / HST |
| STS-61/Endeavour [SM-13] | 1993-12-02 | Hubble / HST (SM-13) | |||
| STS-82/Discovery [SM-23] | 1997-02-11 | Hubble / HST (SM-23) | |||
| STS-103/Discovery [SM-3A3] | 1999-12-19 | Hubble / HST (SM-3A3) | |||
| STS-109/Columbia [SM-3B3] | 2002-03-01 | Hubble / HST (SM-3B3) | |||
| STS-125/Atlantis [SM-43] | 2009-05-11 | Hubble / HST (SM-43) | |||
| Ulysses | STS-41/Discovery | 1990-10-06 |
Ulysses Ulysses Ulysses (patch) Ulysses (patch) Ulysses (patch) Ulysses (patch, with STS-41/Discovery) | Ulysses | Ulysses |
| SDS-2-2 / USA-67 | STS-38/Atlantis | 1990-11-16 |
SDS-2 STS-38/Atlantis (patch) | SDS-2-2 | SDS |
| Prowler | Prowler | ||||
| GLOMR? / MPEC / USA-70 | STS-39/Discovery | 1991-04-28 |
GLOMR STS-39/Discovery (patch) | GLOMR? / MPEC | |
| IBSS-SPAS (SPAS-2) | SPAS-2 | SPAS-2 | SPAS | ||
| CGRO | STS-37/Atlantis | 1991-04-05 |
CGRO CGRO CGRO CGRO CGRO CGRO (patch, with STS-37/Atlantis) CGRO (patch, with STS-37/Atlantis) | Compton / CGRO | Compton / CGRO |
| TDRS-5 | STS-43/Atlantis | 1991-08-02 | TDRS-5 (patch, with STS-43/Atlantis) | TDRS-5 | TDRS |
| UARS | STS-48/Discovery | 1991-09-15 |
UARS UARS (early-design?) UARS (early-design?) UARS UARS (deployment from STS-48/Discovery) UARS (deployed by STS-48/Discovery) UARS (patch, with STS-48/Discovery) | UARS | UARS |
| DSP-16 / USA-75 | STS-44/Atlantis | 1991-11-21 |
DSP-14 (similar) STS-44/Atlantis (patch) | DSP-16 | DSP |
| TSS-1 | STS-46/Atlantis | 1992-07-31 |
TSS-1 TSS-1 TSS-1 (patch, with STS-46/Atlantis) | TSS-1 | TSS |
| EURECA-1 | STS-46/Atlantis [deployed] | 1992-07-31 |
EURECA (early-design) EURECA-1 EURECA-1 (deployment) EURECA-1 (deployment) EURECA-1 (deployment) EURECA-1 (deployment) EURECA-1 (deployment) TSS-1 (patch, with STS-46/Atlantis) EURECA-1 (retrieval) EURECA-1 (retrieval) EURECA-1 (retrieval) EURECA-1 (patch, with STS-57/Endeavour) | EURECA-1 (deployed) | EURECA |
| STS-57/Endeavour [recovered] | 1993-06-24 | EURECA-1 (recovered) | |||
| LAGEOS-2 | STS-52/Columbia | 1992-10-22 |
LAGEOS-2 LAGEOS-2 (patch) LAGEOS-2 (patch, with STS-52/Columbia) LAGEOS-2 (patch, with STS-52/Columbia) LAGEOS-2 (deploy by STS-52/Columbia) | LAGEOS-2 | LAGEOS |
| SDS-2-3 / USA-87 | STS-53/Discovery | 1992-12-02 |
SDS-2 STS-53/Discovery (patch) | SDS-2-3 | SDS |
| ODERACS-1 | ODERACS-1 | ODERACS-1 | |||
| TDRS-6 | STS-54/Endeavour | 1993-01-13 | STS-54/Endeavour (patch) | TDRS-6 | TDRS |
| SPARTAN-201-F1 | STS-56/Discovery | 1993-04-08 |
SPARTAN-201 SPARTAN-201 (patch, with STS-56/Discovery) SPARTAN-201 (patch, with STS-56/Discovery) SPARTAN-201 (patch, with STS-56/Discovery, back) | SPARTAN-201-F1 | SPARTAN |
| ACTS | STS-51/Discovery | 1993-09-12 |
ACTS ACTS STS-51/Discovery (patch) | ACTS | |
| ORFEUS-SPAS-1 | ORFEUS-SPAS-1 | ORFEUS-SPAS-1 | SPAS | ||
| BremSat | STS-60/Discovery | 1994-02-03 | BremSat | BremSat | |
| WSF-1 [failed] |
STS-60/Discovery (patch) STS-60/Discovery (patch) | WSF-1 | |||
| ODERACS-1 | ODERACS-1 | ODERACS-1 | |||
| SPARTAN-201-F2 | STS-64/Discovery | 1994-09-09 |
SPARTAN-201 SPARTAN-201-F2 STS-64/Discovery (patch) | SPARTAN-201-F2 | SPARTAN |
| CRISTA-SPAS-1 | STS-66/Atlantis | 1994-11-03 |
CRISTA-SPAS CRISTA-SPAS CRISTA-SPAS-1 (patch, with STS-66/Atlantis) CRISTA-SPAS-1 (patch, with STS-66/Atlantis) CRISTA-SPAS-1 (patch, with STS-66/Atlantis, back) | CRISTA-SPAS-1 | SPAS |
| SPARTAN-204 | STS-63/Discovery | 1995-02-03 |
SPARTAN-204 SPARTAN-204 (patch, with STS-63/Discovery) SPARTAN-204 (patch, with STS-63/Discovery) SPARTAN-204 (patch, with STS-63/Discovery, back) | SPARTAN-204 | SPARTAN |
| ODERACS-2 | ODERACS-1 | ODERACS-2 | |||
| SFU | [rocket-launched] | 1995-03-18 |
SFU SFU (patch, with STS-72/Endeavour) | SFU [rocket-launched] | SFU |
| STS-72/Endeavour [recovered] | 1996-01-13 | SFU (recovered) | |||
| TDRS-7 | STS-70/Discovery | 1995-07-13 |
TDRS-7 STS-70/Discovery (patch) | TDRS-7 | TDRS |
| WSF-2 | STS-69/Endeavour | 1995-09-07 |
WSF-2 STS-69/Endeavour (patch) | 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 (patch, with STS-72/Endeavour) | SPARTAN-206 | SPARTAN |
| TSS-1R | STS-75/Columbia | 1996-02-22 |
TSS-1 TSS-1 STS-75/Columbia (patch) | TSS-1R | TSS |
| PAMS-STU | STS-77/Endeavour | 1996-05-19 |
PAMS-STU (STS-77/Endeavour-deployment) STS-77/Endeavour (patch) | PAMS-STU | |
| SPARTAN-207 | SPARTAN-207 | SPARTAN-207 | SPARTAN | ||
| WSF-3 | STS-80/Columbia | 1996-11-19 |
WSF-3 (patch, with STS-80/Columbia) WSF-3 (patch, with STS-80/Columbia) WSF-3 (patch, with STS-80/Columbia, back) | WSF-3 | |
| ORFEUS-SPAS-2 |
ORFEUS-SPAS-2 ORFEUS-SPAS-2 (patch, with STS-80/Columbia) ORFEUS-SPAS-2 (patch, with STS-80/Columbia) ORFEUS-SPAS-2 (patch, with STS-80/Columbia, back) | ORFEUS-SPAS-2 | SPAS | ||
| CRISTA-SPAS-2 | STS-85/Discovery | 1997-08-07 |
CRISTA-SPAS CRISTA-SPAS CRISTA-SPAS-2 (patch, with STS-85/Discovery) CRISTA-SPAS-2 (patch, with STS-85/Discovery) CRISTA-SPAS-2 (patch, with STS-85/Discovery, back) | CRISTA-SPAS-2 | SPAS |
| SPARTAN-201-F4 | STS-87/Columbia | 1997-11-18 |
SPARTAN-201 STS-87/Columbia (patch) | 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-34 STS-95/Discovery (patch) | OSCAR-34 | OSCAR |
| SPARTAN-201-F5 | SPARTAN-201 | SPARTAN-201-F5 | SPARTAN | ||
| SAC-A | STS-88/Endeavour | 1998-12-04 |
SAC-A STS-88/Endeavour (patch) | SAC-A | SAC |
| Mightysat-1 (P97-2) | Mightysat-1 | Mightysat-1 | |||
| STARSHINE-1 | STS-96/Discovery | 1999-05-27 |
STARSHINE-1 STARSHINE-1 (patch) STS-96/Discovery (patch) | STARSHINE-1 | |
| Chandra / CXO | STS-93/Columbia | 1999-07-23 |
CXO (early-design) CXO CXO CXO CXO (patch) CXO (patch, with STS-93/Columbia) CXO (patch, with STS-93/Columbia) | Chandra / CXO | Chandra / CXO |
| SimpleSat | STS-105/Discovery | 2001-08-10 |
SimpleSat STS-105/Discovery (patch) | SimpleSat | |
| STARSHINE-2 | STS-108/Endeavour | 2001-12-05 |
STARSHINE-2 STARSHINE-2 (patch) STS-108/Endeavour (patch) | STARSHINE-2 | |
| MEPSI-1A/1B [tethered] | STS-113/Endeavour | 2002-11-23 |
MEPSI-1A/1B+PLA STS-113/Endeavour (patch) | MEPSI-1 | |
| RAFT-1 (Navy-OSCAR-60, NO-60) | STS-116/Discovery | 2006-12-10 |
OSCAR-60 STS-116/Discovery (patch) | OSCAR-60/61/62 | OSCAR |
| ANDE (MAA, Navy-OSCAR-61, NO-61) | OSCAR-61/62 | ||||
| ANDE (FCal, Navy-OSCAR-62, NO-62) | |||||
| MEPSI-2A/2B [tethered] | MEPSI-2 | ||||
| PSSCT-1 | STS-126/Endeavour | 2008-11-14 |
PSSCT-1 STS-126/Endeavour (patch) | PSSCT-1 | |
| Bevo-1 (PARADIGM / DRAGONSAT-1) | STS-127/Endeavour | 2009-07-15 |
Bevo-1 STS-127/Endeavour (patch) | Bevo-1 | |
| AggieSat-2 (DRAGONSAT-2) | AggieSat-2 | AggieSat-2 | |||
| ANDE-2-Active (AA, Castor), ANDE-2-Passive (PA, Pollux) | ANDE-2-AA/PA | ANDE-2 | |||
| PSSCT-2 | STS-135/Atlantis | 2011-07-08 |
PSSCT-2 STS-135/Atlantis (patch) | PSSCT-2 | |
| Summary: 105 satellites | Summary: 73 out of 135 Space Shuttle missions2 | ||||
1There is disagreement among various sources on whether this should be called Telstar-3D or Telstar-3B! See Boeing's Telstar-3 - AT&T's Advanced New Communications Satellite.
281 out of 135 Space Shuttle missions were related to un-manned satellites (or selected payloads, excluding International Space Station (ISS) modules).
3The official identification and numbering of the HST servicing missions (SM) is defined at the top of the HST page.
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