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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-115
Launched
September 9, 2006
Summary
STS-115 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on September 9, 2006. It was United Space Alliance's 32nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,790th orbital launch attempt. It was the 116th Space Shuttle flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Atlantis (STS-115), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 236 × 292 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 6 crew members flew: Christopher Ferguson, Steve MacLean, Brent W. Jett Jr., Joseph R. Tanner, Daniel C. Burbank and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- STS-115 launch & landing (9-9-06)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
- 116th Space Shuttle flight · 2nd this yearUnited Space Alliance's 32nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,790th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Christopher FergusonPilot · BA · age 45 · first flight
Steve MacLeanMission Specialist · CSA · age 51 · 2nd flight
Brent W. Jett Jr.Commander · NASA · age 47 · 4th flight
Joseph R. TannerMission Specialist · NASA · age 56 · 4th flight
Daniel C. BurbankMission Specialist · NASA · age 45 · 2nd flight
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-PiperMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 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 11, 2006 at Destiny forward
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-115) · NORAD 29391 · 2006-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-036A
- Epoch
- 2006-09-09 15:54:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06426244 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0042079
- Inclination
- 51.6324°
- Ascending node
- 112.4071°
- Arg. of perigee
- 185.7416°
- Mean anomaly
- 352.7333°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000069765
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, 2 debris, 2 components
- Atlantis (STS-115) · NORAD 29391 · docked September 11, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-115 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first assembly mission to the ISS after the Columbia disaster, following the two successful Return to Flight missions, STS-114 and STS-121. STS-115 launched from Pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center on 9 September 2006 at 11:14:55 EDT (15:14:55 UTC). The mission is also referred to as ISS-12A by the ISS program. The mission delivered the second port-side truss segment (ITS P3/P4), a pair of solar arrays (2A and 4A), and batteries. A total of three spacewalks were performed, during which the crew connected the systems on the installed trusses, prepared them for deployment, and did other maintenance work on the station.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
55th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 2nd this year · 133rd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
66 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-115 launch?
STS-115 launched on September 9, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-115?
Coverage: STS-115 launch & landing (9-9-06). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-115?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-115 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-115 reach?
Atlantis (STS-115), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 236 × 292 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is STS-115 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station