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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-114
Launched
July 26, 2005
Summary
STS-114 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on July 26, 2005. It was United Space Alliance's 30th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,723rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 114th Space Shuttle flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Discovery (STS-114), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 163 × 237 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 crew members flew: Soichi Noguchi, Eileen Collins, Wendy B. Lawrence, Andy Thomas, Stephen Robinson, James M. Kelly and Charles Camarda. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- STS-114 Return to Flight, launch & landing (7-26-05)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
- 114th Space Shuttle flight · 1st this yearUnited Space Alliance's 30th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,723rd orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Soichi NoguchiMission Specialist · JAXA · age 40 · first flight
Eileen CollinsCommander · NASA · age 48 · 4th flight
Wendy B. LawrenceMission Specialist · NASA · age 46 · 4th flight
Andy ThomasMission Specialist · NASA · age 53 · 4th flight
Stephen RobinsonMission Specialist · NASA · age 49 · 3rd flight
James M. KellyPilot · NASA · age 41 · 2nd flight
Charles CamardaMission Specialist · NASA · age 53 · first flight
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: 13 days
- Docked July 28, 2005 at Destiny forward
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Discovery (STS-114) · NORAD 28775 · 2005-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-026A
- Epoch
- 2005-07-26 15:18:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.29977511 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0056574
- Inclination
- 51.6438°
- Ascending node
- 59.2854°
- Arg. of perigee
- 341.8233°
- Mean anomaly
- 193.9718°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00010019
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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 4 components
- Discovery (STS-114) · NORAD 28775 · docked July 28, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC), 26 July 2005. The launch, 907 days (approx. 29 months) after the loss of Columbia, was approved despite unresolved fuel sensor anomalies in the external tank that had prevented the shuttle from launching on 13 July, its originally scheduled date.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
53rd launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 131st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-114 launch?
STS-114 launched on July 26, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-114?
Coverage: STS-114 Return to Flight, launch & landing (7-26-05). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-114?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-114 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-114 reach?
Discovery (STS-114), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 163 × 237 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is STS-114 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station