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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-122
Launched
February 7, 2008 · 19:45 UTC
Summary
STS-122 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on February 7, 2008 at 19:45 UTC. It was United Space Alliance's 37th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,890th orbital launch attempt. It was the 121st Space Shuttle flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 223 × 241 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 crew members flew: Léopold Eyharts, Hans Schlegel, Stephen Frick, Rex J. Walheim, Alan G. Poindexter, Stanley G. Love and Leland D. Melvin. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-122 launch & landing (2-7-08)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
- 121st Space Shuttle flight · 1st this yearUnited Space Alliance's 37th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,890th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Léopold EyhartsMission Specialist · ESA · age 50 · 2nd flight
Hans SchlegelMission Specialist · ESA · age 56 · 2nd flight
Stephen FrickCommander · NASA · age 43 · 2nd flight
Rex J. WalheimMission Specialist · NASA · age 45 · 2nd flight
Alan G. PoindexterPilot · NASA · age 46 · first flight
Stanley G. LoveMission Specialist · NASA · age 42 · first flight
Leland D. MelvinMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · first flight
Landing crew
- Hans SchlegelMission Specialist · ESA
- Stephen FrickCommander · NASA
Daniel M. TaniMission Specialist · NASA- Rex J. WalheimMission Specialist · NASA
- Alan G. PoindexterPilot · NASA
- Stanley G. LoveMission Specialist · NASA
- Leland D. MelvinMission Specialist · NASA
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: 12 days
- Docked February 9, 2008 at Harmony forward
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-122) · NORAD 32486 · 2008-005 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-005A
- Epoch
- 2008-02-07 20:24:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18160402 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013837
- Inclination
- 51.6421°
- Ascending node
- 328.8268°
- Arg. of perigee
- 303.1535°
- Mean anomaly
- 233.9791°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000070311
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
- Atlantis (STS-122) · NORAD 32486 · docked February 9, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-122 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-122 marked the 24th shuttle mission to the ISS, and the 121st space shuttle flight overall. The mission was also referred to as ISS-1E by the ISS program. The primary objective of STS-122 was to deliver the European Columbus science laboratory, built by the European Space Agency (ESA), to the station. It also returned Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel M. Tani to Earth. Tani was replaced on Expedition 16 by Léopold Eyharts, a French Flight Engineer representing ESA. After Atlantis' landing, the orbiter was prepared for STS-125, the final servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope.
News
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
82nd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 1st this year · 138th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 7, 2:45 PM EST, in daylight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
107 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-122 launch?
STS-122 launched on February 7, 2008 at 19:45 UTC.
Where can I watch STS-122?
Coverage: STS-122 launch & landing (2-7-08). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-122?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-122 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Feb 7, 2:45 PM EST local time at the pad.
What orbit did STS-122 reach?
It reached a 223 × 241 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is STS-122 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station