Space Shuttle STS-1

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Space_Shuttle_STS-1
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:apogee 259 km
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_W._Young
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:duration 2 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes, 53 seconds
gptkbp:formerPosition nan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Shuttle STS-1
gptkbp:inclination 40.3 degrees
gptkbp:landingDate gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
1981-04-14
gptkbp:launchDate 1981-04-12
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_Launch_Complex_39A
gptkbp:missionNumber 1
gptkbp:missionType Test flight
gptkbp:nextSeason gptkb:STS-2
gptkbp:notableFor First orbital flight of the Space Shuttle program
First time a new spacecraft was launched with a crew on its maiden flight
First flight of Space Shuttle Columbia
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitsCompleted 37
gptkbp:orbitType Low Earth orbit
gptkbp:perihelion 242 km
gptkbp:pilot gptkb:Robert_L._Crippen
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Columbia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Enterprise_approach_and_landing_tests
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7