Space Shuttle Atlantis

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The Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV‑104) was a Space Shuttle orbiter belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Atlantis was the fourth operational (and the next-to-the-last) Space Shuttle to be constructed by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and it was delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center in eastern Florida in April 1985.

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distance (km)

2.02674e+11

time in space (μ)

2.64896e+07

contract award

1979-01-29

crews

207

first flight

STS-51-J

first flight end date

1985-10-07

first flight start date

1985-10-07

iss dockings

12

last flight

STS-135

last flight end date

2011-07-21

last flight start date

2011-07-21

mir dockings

7

missions

33

named after

RV Atlantis

number

-104

orbits

4848

satellites deployed

14