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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-120
Launched
October 23, 2007
Summary
STS-120 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on October 23, 2007. It was United Space Alliance's 36th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,870th orbital launch attempt. It was the 120th Space Shuttle flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 236 × 302 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 crew members flew: Paolo Nespoli, Scott E. Parazynski, Pamela Melroy, Daniel M. Tani, Stephanie Wilson, George D. Zamka and Douglas H. Wheelock. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-120 launch (10-23-07)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
- 120th Space Shuttle flight · 3rd this yearUnited Space Alliance's 36th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,870th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Paolo NespoliMission Specialist · ESA · age 50 · first flight
Scott E. ParazynskiMission Specialist · NASA · age 46 · 5th flight
Pamela MelroyCommander · NASA · age 46 · 3rd flight
Daniel M. TaniMission Specialist · NASA · age 46 · 2nd flight
Stephanie WilsonMission Specialist · NASA · age 41 · 2nd flight
George D. ZamkaPilot · NASA · age 45 · first flight
Douglas H. WheelockMission Specialist · NASA · age 47 · first flight
Landing crew
- Paolo NespoliMission Specialist · ESA
- Scott E. ParazynskiMission Specialist · NASA
- Pamela MelroyCommander · NASA
- Stephanie WilsonMission Specialist · NASA
- George D. ZamkaPilot · NASA
Clayton AndersonMission Specialist · NASA- Douglas H. WheelockMission 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: 15 days
- Docked October 25, 2007 at Destiny forward
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Discovery (STS-120) · NORAD 32272 · 2007-050 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-050A
- Epoch
- 2007-10-23 16:18:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04497013 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050032
- Inclination
- 51.6359°
- Ascending node
- 161.4084°
- Arg. of perigee
- 183.5937°
- Mean anomaly
- 355.1091°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000063552
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
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- Discovery (STS-120) · NORAD 32272 · docked October 25, 2007
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-120 was a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on 23 October 2007 from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The mission is also referred to as ISS-10A by the ISS program. STS-120 delivered the Harmony module and reconfigured a portion of the station in preparation for future assembly missions. STS-120 was flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and was the twenty-third space shuttle mission to the ISS.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
81st launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 137th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
75 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-120 launch?
STS-120 launched on October 23, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-120?
Coverage: STS-120 launch (10-23-07). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-120?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-120 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-120 reach?
It reached a 236 × 302 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is STS-120 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station