Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-115

Name: Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-115
Start: 2006-09-09T15:14:55.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

United Space Alliance · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

United Space Alliance's 32nd launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 4,790th orbital launch attempt

September 9, 2006Add to calendar

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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Sep 9, 15:14 – Sep 9, 15:14 UTC

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STS-115

STS-115 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first assembly mission to the ISS after the Columbia disaster, following the two successful Return to Flight missions, STS-114 and STS-121. STS-115 launched from Pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center on 9 September 2006 at 11:14:55 EDT (15:14:55 UTC). The mission is also referred to as ISS-12A by the ISS program. The mission delivered the second port-side truss segment (ITS P3/P4), a pair of solar arrays (2A and 4A), and batteries. A total of three spacewalks were performed, during which the crew connected the systems on the installed trusses, prepared them for deployment, and did other maintenance work on the station.

Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)