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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-106
Launched
September 8, 2000
Summary
STS-106 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on September 8, 2000. It was United Space Alliance's 16th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,422nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 99th Space Shuttle flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Atlantis (STS-106), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 166 × 332 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 crew members flew: Richard Mastracchio, Yuri Malenchenko, Boris Morukov, Terrence W. Wilcutt, Scott Altman, Ed Lu and Daniel C. Burbank. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- STS-106 launch (9-8-00)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
- 99th Space Shuttle flight · 3rd this yearUnited Space Alliance's 16th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,422nd orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Richard MastracchioMission Specialist · NASA · age 40 · first flight
Yuri MalenchenkoMission Specialist · RFSA · age 38 · 2nd flight
Boris MorukovMission Specialist · RFSA · age 49 · first flight
Terrence W. WilcuttCommander · NASA · age 50 · 4th flight
Scott AltmanPilot · NASA · age 41 · 2nd flight
Ed LuMission Specialist · NASA · age 37 · 2nd flight
Daniel C. BurbankMission Specialist · NASA · age 39 · first flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104)
Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV‑104) is a Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Constructed by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern Florida in April 1985, Atlantis is the fourth operational and the second-to-last Space Shuttle built. Its maiden flight was STS-51-J from 3 to 7 October 1985. Atlantis embarked on its 33rd and final mission, also the final mission of a space shuttle, STS-135, on 8 July 2011. STS-134 by Endeavour was expected to be the final flight before STS-135 was authorized in October 2010. STS-135 took advantage of the processing for the STS-335 Launch On Need mission that would have been necessary if STS-134's crew became stranded in orbit. Atlantis landed for the final time at the Kennedy Space Center on 21 July 2011. By the end of its final mission, Atlantis had orbited the Earth a total of 4,848 times, traveling nearly 126,000,000 mi (203,000,000 km) or more than 525 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 11 days
- Docked September 10, 2000 at Unity forward
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-106) · NORAD 26489 · 2000-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STS 106
- Object ID
- 2000-053A
- Epoch
- 2000-09-08 13:59:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11894554 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0125409
- Inclination
- 51.5778°
- Ascending node
- 74.2677°
- Arg. of perigee
- 11.3149°
- Mean anomaly
- 304.679°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000012623
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: 1 payload, 2 components
- Atlantis (STS-106) · NORAD 26489 · docked September 10, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-106 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
46th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 116th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
413 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-106 launch?
STS-106 launched on September 8, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-106?
Coverage: STS-106 launch (9-8-00). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-106?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-106 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-106 reach?
Atlantis (STS-106), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 166 × 332 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is STS-106 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station