Rockwell International
STS-2
Space Shuttle
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, November 12, 1981 · 15:10 UTC
Mission
/01STS-2 was the second flight of the Space Shuttle program. It flew on Columbia again marking the first time in history that a manned, reusable orbital vehicle returned to orbit for a second time.
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Space Shuttle
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608° N, 80.604° W
14
Pad Launches
19
Location Launches
1
Agency Launches
113
Orbital This Year