STS-1

Military/Government

LAUNCH WINDOW

12 Apr 1981

12:00 PM UTC

Drawing of a calendar and a clock

ORBIT

LEO (260km, 40.3°)

Eccentricity:

0.054

a path of a rocket

LAUNCH SITE

Edwards AFB

California, United States

VEHICLE

Space Shuttle Columbia

Operated by: NASA

Image of the Space Shuttle Columbia rocket