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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-102
Launched
March 8, 2001 · 11:42 UTC
Summary
STS-102 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 8, 2001 at 11:42 UTC. It was United Space Alliance's 19th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,462nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 103rd Space Shuttle flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Discovery (STS-102), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 130 × 280 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 crew members flew: Susan Helms, Yury Usachov, Jim Wetherbee, James S. Voss, Andy Thomas, James M. Kelly and Paul W. Richards. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- STS-102 launch (3-8-01)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · United Space AllianceInternational Space Station, Space Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 103rd Space Shuttle flight · 2nd this yearUnited Space Alliance's 19th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,462nd orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Susan HelmsMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 5th flight
Yury UsachovMission Specialist · RFSA · age 43 · 4th flight
Jim WetherbeeCommander · NASA · age 48 · 5th flight
James S. VossMission Specialist · NASA · age 52 · 5th flight
Andy ThomasMission Specialist · NASA · age 49 · 3rd flight
James M. KellyPilot · NASA · age 36 · first flight
Paul W. RichardsMission Specialist · NASA · age 36 · first flight
Landing crew
Yuri GidzenkoMission Specialist · RFSA
Sergei KrikalevMission Specialist · RFSA- Jim WetherbeeCommander · NASA
William ShepherdMission Specialist · NASA- Andy ThomasMission Specialist · NASA
- James M. KellyPilot · NASA
- Paul W. RichardsMission Specialist · NASA
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103)
Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, gathering more spaceflights than any other spacecraft to date. Discovery became the third operational orbiter to enter service, preceded by Columbia and Challenger. It embarked on its last mission, STS-133, on February 24, 2011 and touched down for the final time at Kennedy Space Center on March 9, having spent a cumulative total of almost a full year in space. Discovery performed both research and International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions. It also carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. Discovery was the first operational shuttle to be retired, followed by Endeavour and then Atlantis.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 12 days
- Docked March 10, 2001 at Destiny forward
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Discovery (STS-102) · NORAD 26718 · 2001-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2000-000
- Epoch
- 2001-03-08 11:38:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.28095852 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0114044
- Inclination
- 51.563°
- Ascending node
- 237.0467°
- Arg. of perigee
- 26.5335°
- Mean anomaly
- 334.2092°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component
- Discovery (STS-102) · NORAD 26718 · docked March 10, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. STS-102 flew in March 2001; its primary objectives were resupplying the ISS and rotating the Expedition 1 and Expedition 2 crews.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
48th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 120th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 8, 6:42 AM EST, in twilight
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-102 launch?
STS-102 launched on March 8, 2001 at 11:42 UTC.
Where can I watch STS-102?
Coverage: STS-102 launch (3-8-01). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-102?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-102 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Mar 8, 6:42 AM EST local time at the pad.
What orbit did STS-102 reach?
Discovery (STS-102), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 130 × 280 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is STS-102 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station