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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-119
Launched
March 15, 2009 · 23:43 UTC
Summary
STS-119 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 15, 2009 at 23:43 UTC. It was United Space Alliance's 41st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,967th orbital launch attempt. It was the 125th Space Shuttle flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Discovery (STS-119), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 241 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 crew members flew: Richard R. Arnold, Koichi Wakata, John L. Phillips, Lee Archambault, Steven Swanson, Dominic A. Antonelli and Joseph M. Acaba. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- STS-119 Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery From T-1 to MECOSpacevidcast (now TMRO -- see new channel)
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · United Space AllianceInternational Space Station, Space Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 125th Space Shuttle flight · 1st this yearUnited Space Alliance's 41st launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,967th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Richard R. ArnoldMission Specialist · NASA · age 45 · first flight
Koichi WakataMission Specialist · JAXA · age 45 · 3rd flight
John L. PhillipsMission Specialist · NASA · age 57 · 3rd flight
Lee ArchambaultCommander · NASA · age 48 · 2nd flight
Steven SwansonMission Specialist · NASA · age 48 · 2nd flight
Dominic A. AntonelliPilot · NASA · age 41 · first flight
Joseph M. AcabaMission Specialist · NASA · age 41 · first flight
Landing crew
- Richard R. ArnoldMission Specialist · NASA
Sandra MagnusMission Specialist · NASA- John L. PhillipsMission Specialist · NASA
- Lee ArchambaultCommander · NASA
- Steven SwansonMission Specialist · NASA
- Dominic A. AntonelliPilot · NASA
- Joseph M. AcabaMission Specialist · NASA
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: 12 days
- Docked March 17, 2009 at Harmony forward
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Discovery (STS-119) · NORAD 34541 · 2009-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-012A
- Epoch
- 2009-03-16 00:29:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.29215149 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0059817
- Inclination
- 51.6357°
- Ascending node
- 64.7578°
- Arg. of perigee
- 342.3855°
- Mean anomaly
- 222.5336°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000073542
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 debris
- Discovery (STS-119) · NORAD 34541 · docked March 17, 2009
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-119 (ISS assembly flight 15A) was a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by Space Shuttle Discovery during March 2009. It delivered and assembled the fourth starboard Integrated Truss Segment (S6), and the fourth set of solar arrays and batteries to the station.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
86th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 1st this year · 142nd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 15, 7:43 PM EDT, in twilight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
120 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-119 launch?
STS-119 launched on March 15, 2009 at 23:43 UTC.
Where can I watch STS-119?
Coverage: STS-119 Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery From T-1 to MECO. Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-119?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-119 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Mar 15, 7:43 PM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did STS-119 reach?
Discovery (STS-119), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 241 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is STS-119 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station