United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-125
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.May 11, 2009Add to calendar
United Space Alliance's 42nd launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 4,981st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 11, 18:01 – May 11, 18:01 UTC
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STS-125
STS-125, or HST-SM4 (Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4), was the fifth and final space shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Space Shuttle Atlantis carried two new instruments to the Hubble Space Telescope, the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and the Wide Field Camera 3. The mission also replaced a Fine Guidance Sensor, six gyroscopes, and two battery unit modules to allow the telescope to continue to function at least through 2014. The crew also installed new thermal blanket insulating panels to provide improved thermal protection, and a soft-capture mechanism that would aid in the safe de-orbiting of the telescope by an unmanned spacecraft at the end of its operational lifespan.
Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Andrew J. FeustelMission Specialist · NASA
John M. GrunsfeldMission Specialist · NASA
Scott AltmanCommander · NASA
Mike MassiminoMission Specialist · NASA
Gregory C. JohnsonPilot · NASA
Michael T. GoodMission Specialist · NASA
K. Megan McArthurMission Specialist · NASA
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- STS-125 launch from T-2 to MECO - High Definition — Spacevidcast (now TMRO -- see new channel)
