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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-109
Launched
March 1, 2002
Summary
STS-109 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 1, 2002. It was United Space Alliance's 24th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,521st orbital launch attempt. It was the 108th Space Shuttle flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 207 × 582 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 7 crew members flew: Nancy J. Currie-Gregg, James H. Newman, John M. Grunsfeld, Richard M. Linnehan, Scott Altman, Duane G. Carey and Mike Massimino. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). One object from this launch is catalogued.
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- STS-109 launch (3-1-02)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · United Space AllianceSpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 108th Space Shuttle flight · 1st this yearUnited Space Alliance's 24th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,521st orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Nancy J. Currie-GreggMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 4th flight
James H. NewmanMission Specialist · NASA · age 45 · 4th flight
John M. GrunsfeldMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 4th flight
Richard M. LinnehanMission Specialist · NASA · age 44 · 3rd flight
Scott AltmanCommander · NASA · age 42 · 3rd flight
Duane G. CareyPilot · NASA · age 44 · first flight
Mike MassiminoMission Specialist · NASA · age 39 · first flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102)
Space Shuttle Columbia (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service, it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 10 days
- Docked March 2, 2002 at Hubble Space Telescope
Space Shuttle Columbia successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
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Orbit: as tracked
Columbia (STS-109) · NORAD 27388 · 2002-010 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2002-010A
- Epoch
- 2002-03-01 12:07:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.6019599 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.027698
- Inclination
- 28.4639°
- Ascending node
- 175.3636°
- Arg. of perigee
- 52.0997°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.0549°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000014517
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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Columbia (STS-109) · NORAD 27388 · landed March 12, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
75th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 1st this year · 125th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
202 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-109 launch?
STS-109 launched on March 1, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-109?
Coverage: STS-109 launch (3-1-02). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-109?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-109 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-109 reach?
It reached a 207 × 582 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
Which program is STS-109 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle