Space Shuttle Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Space Shuttle family, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Space Shuttle made 135 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1981 and 2011. Of those, 134 succeeded and 1 failed. The success rate comes to 99 percent. The busiest year was 1985, with 9 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2011.
135
Launch attempts
134
Successes
1
Failures
99%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
| Year | Attempts | Successes | Failures | Success rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1999 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1997 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 1996 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1995 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1994 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1993 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1992 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 1991 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 1990 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 1989 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1986 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 1985 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% |
| 1984 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1983 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 1982 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 1981 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Variants
Counts for each Space Shuttle variant recorded in GCAT, at LV_TYPE granularity. Variants with their own page are linked.
Recent launches
The most recent Space Shuttle family launches, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Vehicle | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2011 | 2011-031 | STS-135 : MPLM-2, Picosat Solar Cell Testbed, OV-104 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| May 16, 2011 | 2011-020 | STS-134 : ISS AMS-02, OV-105 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Feb 24, 2011 | 2011-008 | STS-133 : MPLM-1, OV-103 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| May 14, 2010 | 2010-019 | STS-132 : ISS RS MIM-1, OV-104 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Apr 5, 2010 | 2010-012 | STS-131 : MPLM-1, OV-103 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Feb 8, 2010 | 2010-004 | STS-130 : ISS Cupola, ISS Node 3, OV-105 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Nov 16, 2009 | 2009-062 | STS-129 : ISS ELC-1, OV-104 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Aug 29, 2009 | 2009-045 | STS-128 : MPLM-1, OV-103 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Jul 15, 2009 | 2009-038 | STS-127 : ISS JEM EF, Bevo 1, ISS ICS-EF +5 more, ISS SEDA-AP, ANDE Active Sphere, ANDE Passive Sphere, AggieSat 2, OV-105 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| May 11, 2009 | 2009-025 | STS-125 : OV-104 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Mar 15, 2009 | 2009-012 | STS-119 : ISS S6 ITS, OV-103 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Nov 15, 2008 | 2008-059 | STS-126 : MPLM-1, Picosat Solar Cell Testbed, OV-105 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| May 31, 2008 | 2008-027 | STS-124 : ISS JEM PM, OV-103 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Mar 11, 2008 | 2008-009 | STS-123 : ISS ELM-PS, ISS SPDM, OV-105 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Feb 7, 2008 | 2008-005 | STS-122 : ISS COL Orbital Facility, OV-104 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Oct 23, 2007 | 2007-050 | STS-120 : ISS Node 2, OV-103 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Aug 8, 2007 | 2007-035 | STS-118 : ISS S5 ITS, Spacehab FU1, OV-105 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Jun 8, 2007 | 2007-024 | STS-117 : ISS S4 ITS, ISS S3 ITS, OV-104 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Dec 10, 2006 | 2006-055 | STS-116 : MEPSI 2A/2B, ISS P5 ITS, Spacehab FU1 +5 more, ANDE Fence Cal, Mock ANDE Active (Risk Red.), MARScom, RAFT-1, OV-103 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39B | Success |
| Sep 9, 2006 | 2006-036 | STS-115 : ISS P4 ITS, ISS P3 ITS, OV-104 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39B | Success |
| Jul 4, 2006 | 2006-028 | STS-121 : MPLM-1, OV-103 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39B | Success |
| Jul 26, 2005 | 2005-026 | STS-114 : MPLM-2, OV-103 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39B | Success |
| Jan 16, 2003 | 2003-003 | STS-107 : EDO, MPESS HH, Spacehab RDM +1 more, OV-102 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Nov 24, 2002 | 2002-052 | STS-113 : MEPSI, ISS P1 ITS, OV-105 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39A | Success |
| Oct 7, 2002 | 2002-047 | STS-112 : ISS S1 ITS, OV-104 | Space Shuttle | KSC / LC39B | Success |
Showing the latest 25 of 135 launches.