Launch Successful
Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-118
United Space Alliance
Mission Status
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission Details
STS-118 was a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by the orbiter Endeavour.
Tipo Missione Human Exploration
Orbita Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 22:36 -
22:36
Rocket Configuration
Name Space Shuttle
Manufacturer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Height 56.1 m
Diameter 8 m
Maiden Flight 1981-04-12
Success Rate 133/135
(99%)
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.