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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-113
Launched
November 24, 2002 · 00:49 UTC
Summary
STS-113 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 24, 2002 at 00:49 UTC. It was United Space Alliance's 28th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,565th orbital launch attempt. It was the 112th Space Shuttle flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Endeavour (STS-113), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 240 × 322 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 crew members flew: Nikolai Budarin, John Herrington, Jim Wetherbee, Ken Bowersox, Michael López-Alegría, Paul Lockhart and Donald Pettit. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-113 launch (11-23-02)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
- 112th Space Shuttle flight · 5th this yearUnited Space Alliance's 28th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,565th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Nikolai BudarinMission Specialist · RFSA · age 39 · 3rd flight
John HerringtonMission Specialist · NASA · age 44 · first flight
Jim WetherbeeCommander · NASA · age 49 · 6th flight
Ken BowersoxMission Specialist · NASA · age 46 · 5th flight
Michael López-AlegríaMission Specialist · AXS · age 44 · 3rd flight
Paul LockhartPilot · NASA · age 46 · 2nd flight
Donald PettitMission Specialist · NASA · age 47 · first flight
Landing crew
- John HerringtonMission Specialist · NASA
Valery KorzunMission Specialist · RFSA
Sergei TreshchovMission Specialist · RFSA- Jim WetherbeeCommander · NASA
- Michael López-AlegríaMission Specialist · AXS
- Paul LockhartPilot · NASA
Peggy WhitsonMission Specialist · AXS
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105)
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational shuttle built. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. STS-134 was expected to be the final mission of the Space Shuttle program, but with the authorization of STS-135, Atlantis became the last shuttle to fly. The United States Congress approved the construction of Endeavour in 1987 to replace Challenger, which was lost in 1986. Structural spares built during the construction of Discovery and Atlantis were used in its assembly. NASA chose, on cost grounds, to build Endeavour from spares rather than refitting Enterprise.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 13 days
- Docked November 25, 2002 at Destiny forward
Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Endeavour (STS-113) · NORAD 27556 · 2002-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STS-113
- Object ID
- 2002-052A
- Epoch
- 2002-11-24 01:33:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.00289209 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0061339
- Inclination
- 51.6339°
- Ascending node
- 330.4048°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.593°
- Mean anomaly
- 12.1507°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00001589
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: 2 payloads
- Endeavour (STS-113) · NORAD 27556 · docked November 25, 2002
- MEPSI 1A · NORAD 27562 · re-entered January 31, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-113 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. During the 14-day mission in late 2002, Endeavour and its crew extended the ISS backbone with the P1 truss and exchanged the Expedition 5 and Expedition 6 crews aboard the station. With Commander Jim Wetherbee and Pilot Paul Lockhart at the controls, Endeavour docked with the station on 25 November 2002 to begin seven days of station assembly, spacewalks and crew and equipment transfers. This was Endeavour’s last flight before entering its Orbiter Major Modification period until 2007, and also the last shuttle mission before the Columbia disaster.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
77th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 129th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 23, 7:49 PM EST, at night
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
171 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-113 launch?
STS-113 launched on November 24, 2002 at 00:49 UTC.
Where can I watch STS-113?
Coverage: STS-113 launch (11-23-02). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-113?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-113 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Nov 23, 7:49 PM EST local time at the pad.
What orbit did STS-113 reach?
Endeavour (STS-113), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 240 × 322 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did STS-113 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-113 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station