United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-109
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United Space Alliance's 24th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,521st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 1, 11:22 – Mar 1, 11:22 UTC
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STS-109
STS-109 (SM3B) was a Space Shuttle mission that launched from the Kennedy Space Center on 1 March 2002. It was the 108th mission of the Space Shuttle program, the 27th flight of the orbiter Columbia and the fourth servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope. It was also the last successful mission of the orbiter Columbia before the ill-fated STS-107 mission, which culminated in the Columbia disaster.
Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Nancy J. Currie-GreggMission Specialist · NASA
James H. NewmanMission Specialist · NASA
John M. GrunsfeldMission Specialist · NASA
Richard M. LinnehanMission Specialist · NASA
Scott AltmanCommander · NASA
Duane G. CareyPilot · NASA
Mike MassiminoMission Specialist · NASA
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- STS-109 launch (3-1-02) — 3210andLiftoff
