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STS-117

Launched

June 8, 2007

Launch Successful
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Summary

STS-117 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on June 8, 2007. It was United Space Alliance's 34th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,843rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 118th Space Shuttle flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Atlantis (STS-117), one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 237 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 crew members flew: Frederick W. Sturckow, James F. Reilly, Patrick G. Forrester, Lee Archambault, Clayton Anderson, John D. Olivas and Steven Swanson. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
Space Shuttle · United Space AllianceInternational Space Station, Space Shuttle
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
118th Space Shuttle flight · 1st this yearUnited Space Alliance's 34th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,843rd orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year

Launch crew

7 people

Landing crew

7 people

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: 13 days
  • Docked June 10, 2007 at Destiny forward

Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

51.6°Inclination
162 × 237 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
88.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
146.6°Ascending node
7069 d agoElement epoch2007-06-09 00:17 UTC · stale

Atlantis (STS-117) · NORAD 31600 · 2007-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2007-024A
Epoch
2007-06-09 00:17:40 UTC
Mean motion
16.30047993 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0057125
Inclination
51.6195°
Ascending node
146.621°
Arg. of perigee
340.6922°
Mean anomaly
197.1047°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
B*
0.0000070805

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

6 catalogued: 1 payload, 5 components

  • Atlantis (STS-117) · NORAD 31600 · docked June 10, 2007

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

STS-117 (ISS assembly flight 13A) was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis, launched from pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center on 8 June 2007. Atlantis lifted off from the launch pad at 19:38 EDT. Damage from a hail storm on 26 February 2007 had previously caused the launch to be postponed from an originally-planned launch date of 15 March 2007. The launch of STS-117 marked the 250th orbital human spaceflight. Atlantis delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) the second starboard truss segment (the S3/S4 Truss) and its associated energy systems, including a set of solar arrays. During the course of the mission the crew installed the new truss segment, retracted one set of solar arrays, and unfolded the new set on the starboard side of the station. STS-117 also brought Expedition 15 crewmember Clayton Anderson to the station, and returned with ISS crewmember Sunita Williams.

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Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

79th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 1st this year · 135th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

about 4 years after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did STS-117 launch?

STS-117 launched on June 8, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch STS-117?

Coverage: STS-117 launch (6-8-07). Watch the replay

What rocket launched STS-117?

Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet

Where did STS-117 launch from?

Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.

What orbit did STS-117 reach?

Atlantis (STS-117), one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 237 km orbit inclined 51.6°.

Which program is STS-117 part of?

International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station