List of ISS spaceflights
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Timeline of spacecraft on orbit for the International Space Station
. Long blue bars represent the modules and major components of the ISS. Green indicates a manned Soyuz Spacecraft. Other craft include the Russian Proton Launcher, the Russian modified Soyuz Launcher, the European ATV and Japanese White Stork robot spacecraft (HTV), the American Space Shuttle and the Russian Progress Robot spaceships.
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
. Long blue bars represent the modules and major components of the ISS. Green indicates a manned Soyuz Spacecraft. Other craft include the Russian Proton Launcher, the Russian modified Soyuz Launcher, the European ATV and Japanese White Stork robot spacecraft (HTV), the American Space Shuttle and the Russian Progress Robot spaceships.
ISS flight types
- R means flight financed by RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, delivering RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n spacecraft (ISS module, Progress or Soyuz) and executed with Russian rocket (Soyuz or Proton). - A means flight financed by the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, primary focus on assembly, executed with the Space ShuttleSpace ShuttleThe Space Shuttle was a manned orbital rocket and spacecraft system operated by NASA on 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The system combined rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons...
. - P means cargo re-supply and/or orbit-boost flight executed with the Progress spacecraft.
- S means human spaceflight with temporary visitors or delivering ISS Expedition crews, executed with Soyuz spacecraft
- E means flight financed by ESAEuropean Space AgencyThe European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
, delivering modules owned by ESA, executed with the Space Shuttle. - J means flight financed by JAXA, delivering modules owned by JAXA, executed with the Space Shuttle.
- ATV means cargo re-supply and/or orbit-boost flight executed with the Automated Transfer Vehicle spacecraft.
- HTV means cargo re-supply and/or orbit-boost flight executed with the H-II Transfer Vehicle spacecraft.
- A/R means flight financed by the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, delivering modules owned by USA and manufactured by Russia, executed with Russian rocket. - J/A means jointly financed JAXA/NASA flight, delivering equipment for both, executed with the Space Shuttle.
- UF means Utilization Flight, secondary assembly objectives/deliveries possible
- LF means Logistics Flight, secondary assembly objectives/deliveries possible
- ULF means Utilization and Logistics Flight, secondary assembly objectives/deliveries possible
See also
- List of human spaceflights to the ISS
- List of unmanned spaceflights to the ISS
- List of ISS spacewalks
- List of ISS assembly flights