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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-105
Launched
August 10, 2001
Summary
STS-105 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on August 10, 2001. It was United Space Alliance's 22nd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,487th orbital launch attempt. It was the 106th Space Shuttle flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Discovery (STS-105), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 241 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 crew members flew: Vladimir Dezhurov, Scott Horowitz, Mikhail Tyurin, Frank L. Culbertson Jr., Daniel T. Barry, Frederick W. Sturckow and Patrick G. Forrester. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-105 launch (8-10-01)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
- 106th Space Shuttle flight · 5th this yearUnited Space Alliance's 22nd launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,487th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Vladimir DezhurovMission Specialist · RFSA · age 39 · 2nd flight
Scott HorowitzCommander · NASA · age 44 · 4th flight
Mikhail TyurinMission Specialist · RFSA · age 41 · first flight
Frank L. Culbertson Jr.Mission Specialist · NASA · age 52 · 3rd flight
Daniel T. BarryMission Specialist · NASA · age 47 · 3rd flight
Frederick W. SturckowPilot · VG · age 39 · 2nd flight
Patrick G. ForresterMission Specialist · NASA · age 44 · first flight
Landing crew
Susan HelmsMission Specialist · NASA- Scott HorowitzCommander · NASA
Yury UsachovMission Specialist · RFSA
James S. VossMission Specialist · NASA- Daniel T. BarryMission Specialist · NASA
- Frederick W. SturckowPilot · VG
- Patrick G. ForresterMission 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: 11 days
- Docked August 12, 2001 at Destiny forward
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Discovery (STS-105) · NORAD 26888 · 2001-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2001-035A
- Epoch
- 2001-08-10 21:49:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.29258809 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0060064
- Inclination
- 51.6262°
- Ascending node
- 173.3634°
- Arg. of perigee
- 341.2723°
- Mean anomaly
- 195.8256°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000094309
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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 component
- Discovery (STS-105) · NORAD 26888 · docked August 12, 2001
- Simplesat · NORAD 26889 · re-entered January 30, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-105 was a mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station, launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 10 August 2001. This mission was Discovery's final mission until STS-114, because Discovery was grounded for a refit, and then all Shuttles were grounded in the wake of the Columbia disaster. The refit included an update of the flight deck to the glass cockpit layout, which was already installed on Atlantis and Columbia.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
74th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 123rd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
113 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-105 launch?
STS-105 launched on August 10, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-105?
Coverage: STS-105 launch (8-10-01). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-105?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-105 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-105 reach?
Discovery (STS-105), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 241 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did STS-105 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-105 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station