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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-110
Launched
April 8, 2002
Summary
STS-110 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 8, 2002. It was United Space Alliance's 25th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,529th orbital launch attempt. It was the 109th Space Shuttle flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Atlantis (STS-110), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 238 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 crew members flew: Jerry L. Ross, Ellen Ochoa, Steven Smith, Michael J. Bloomfield, Stephen Frick, Lee Morin and Rex J. Walheim. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- STS-110 launch (4-8-02)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
- 109th Space Shuttle flight · 2nd this yearUnited Space Alliance's 25th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,529th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Jerry L. RossMission Specialist · NASA · age 54 · 7th flight
Ellen OchoaMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 4th flight
Steven SmithMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 4th flight
Michael J. BloomfieldCommander · NASA · age 43 · 3rd flight
Stephen FrickPilot · NASA · age 37 · first flight
Lee MorinMission Specialist · NASA · age 49 · first flight
Rex J. WalheimMission 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: 10 days
- Docked April 10, 2002 at Destiny forward
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-110) · NORAD 27413 · 2002-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STS 110
- Object ID
- 2002-018A
- Epoch
- 2002-04-08 21:24:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.29914909 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0057255
- Inclination
- 51.6351°
- Ascending node
- 41.9835°
- Arg. of perigee
- 343.6497°
- Mean anomaly
- 195.8253°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000010988
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
- Atlantis (STS-110) · NORAD 27413 · docked April 10, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-110 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on 8–19 April 2002 flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. The main purpose was to install the S0 Truss segment, which forms the backbone of the truss structure on the station.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
51st launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 126th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
123 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-110 launch?
STS-110 launched on April 8, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-110?
Coverage: STS-110 launch (4-8-02). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-110?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-110 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-110 reach?
Atlantis (STS-110), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 238 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is STS-110 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station