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Space Shuttle
Engines:
1. 2 × 
2. 
3 × 
 SRM | SRB 
 RS-25 | SSME 
   
(+) 2 × 
38 × 
 AJ10-190 | OME 
 R-40A 
   
   
Total mass: 2,050,000 kg
   
Payload:
24,000 kg (204 km, 28.5)
12,500 kg (400 km, 28.5)
   
(GSTT) 900 kg
1,110 kg
1,850 kg
6,090 kg
4,944 kg
 (IRIS)
 (PAM-D)
 (PAM-D2)
 (TOS)
 (IUS)
(GSO) 
(MoO)
(IPT)
2,268 kg
4,933 kg
3,550 kg
 (IUS)
 (IUS)
 (IUS)
   
Return Payload: ~12,500 kg
Space Shuttle (ISS)
  
Engines:
1. 2 × 
2. 
3 × 
 RSRM | SRB 
 RS-25 | SSME 
   
(+) 2 × 
38 × 
 AJ10-190 | OME 
 R-40A 
   
Payload (ISS):
17,500 kg (400 km, 28.5)
   
Return Payload: ~17,000 kg
 
 
   
Launches: 135 (Failures: 2)
/1981-2011/
 
 
 
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Additinal operations & services:
  
 
  free-flying payload
TSS, WSF, Spartan, Spartan Halley, SPAS, IBSS-SPAS, ORFEUS-SPAS, CRISTA-SPAS, PDP, MMU
   
 retrieved
LDEF, Eureca, SFU
 service & repair
Hubble, Leasat, SMM, Intelsat
  
 retrieved from improper orbits
Palapa, Westar
  
 retrieved from ISS
MPLM
   
    launched by other vehicle (not by Space Shuttle)
 
OV Columbia
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OV Challenger
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OV Discovery
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OV Atlantis
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OV Endeavour
 
 
Columbia
Challenger 
Discovery
Atlantis
Endeavour
  L
28
10
39
33
25
  F 


/1981-2003/
/1983-1986/
/1984-2011/
/1985-2011/
/1992-2011/
 
· 
·
·
·
·
·
PAM-D  11/
PAM-D2   
IRIS
IUS
TOS
TU-882
21
2
1
15
1
8
  /1982-1990/
/1985-1986/
/1992/
/1983-1999/
/1993/
/1984-1992/
 
·
·
·
·
·
·
SLR
Spacelab 
Spacehab
USMP
Mir
ISS
3
22
18
4
9
37
  /1994-2000/
/1983-1995/
/1993-2003/
/1992-1997/
/1995-1998/
/1998-2011/
 
  Payload:
 
(+solid-fueled upper stage):
   
(PAM-D)
SBS, Anik, Palapa, Insat, Westar, Telstar, Morelos, Arabsat, Aussat, ASC, Prowler
   
(PAM-D2) Satcom-K
   
(Iris) LAGEOS
   
(IUS) TDRS, DSCS-3, Orion (Magnum), DSP, Magellan, Galileo, Ulysses, AXAF-I (Chandra)
   
(Orbus-7S) Quasar,
Leasat (Syncom-4)
   
(TOS) ACTS
   
(payload on LEO)
ERBS, UARS, Onyx (Lacrosse), Misty (KH), HST (Hubble), CGRO (Compton), AXAF-I (Chandra)
  
( free-flyer payload) TSS, WSF, Spartan, SPAS, PDP, MMU
   
(retrievable payload)
LDEF, Eureca, SFU
   
(onboard payload)
Spacelab (ASTRO, ATLAS), Spacehab, Space Radar (SRL), MSL, USMP
   
(Mir) SO (316ÃÊ)
   
(ISS) Node (Unity, Harmony, Tranquility), Lab (Destiny), PMA, ITS (S, P, Z), Quest, Columbus, JLP, JEM-PM, Kibo, Ðàññâåò, Cupola, SSRMS (Canadarm), MBS (Mobile Servicing System), SPDM (Dexter), ESP (External Storage Platform) ELC (ExPRESS Logistics Carrier), AMS (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer), STP, MPLM
Retired
 ( + solid-fueled upper stage )
Engines:
   
3.




  
4.

  
5.
 IRIS 
 Star-48B 
 Orbus-21   
 Orbus-21H  
 Orbus-7S 
  
 Orbus-6E 
  
 Star-48S 
| IRIS
| PAM-D
| IUS
| TOS
| TU-882

  
| IUS
  
| PAM-S
 
   
 Mage-1S  | LAS
 30B / BP 
 37XFP / FM 
 48B 
   
 R-4D 
 S400
 
 
 ( payload on LEO )
 ( service & repair )
( retrieval ) 
 ( reusable free-flying payload )
( retrieval from improper orbits
 
 
 ( Space Radars)
 ( onboard payload )
 ( Shuttle–Mir program )
 
 ( ISS )
 
 
 
 
 

  ISS ( post Shuttle period )



 
   
Space Shuttle-Centaur
   
1. 2 × 
2. 
3 × 
 SRM | SRB 
 RS-25 | SSME 
   
(+) 2 × 
38 × 
 AJ10-190 | OME 
 R-40A 
   
3. 2 ×   RL-10A-3A   | Centaur
   
Payload:
(LEO)
24,000 kg (204 km, 28.5)
   
(GSO) 
  4,500 kg (G)
  6,300 kg (G Prime)
  
Payload: Deep space probes
Never flown
 
 
 
         
Space Shuttle-Centaur

   
Retired
       
 
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