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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-124
Launched
May 31, 2008
Summary
STS-124 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on May 31, 2008. It was United Space Alliance's 39th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,912th orbital launch attempt. It was the 123rd Space Shuttle flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Discovery (STS-124), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 238 × 321 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 crew members flew: Kenneth Ham, Akihiko Hoshide, Mark Kelly, Gregory Chamitoff, Michael E. Fossum, Ronald J. Garan Jr. and Karen Nyberg. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- STS-124 launch & landing (5-31-08)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
- 123rd Space Shuttle flight · 3rd this yearUnited Space Alliance's 39th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,912th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Kenneth HamPilot · NASA · age 43 · first flight
Akihiko HoshideMission Specialist · JAXA · age 39 · first flight
Mark KellyCommander · NASA · age 44 · 3rd flight
Gregory ChamitoffMission Specialist · NASA · age 45 · first flight
Michael E. FossumMission Specialist · NASA · age 50 · 2nd flight
Ronald J. Garan Jr.Mission Specialist · NASA · age 46 · first flight
Karen NybergMission Specialist · NASA · age 38 · first flight
Landing crew
- Kenneth HamPilot · NASA
- Akihiko HoshideMission Specialist · JAXA
- Mark KellyCommander · NASA
Garrett ReismanMission Specialist · NASA- Michael E. FossumMission Specialist · NASA
- Ronald J. Garan Jr.Mission Specialist · NASA
- Karen NybergMission 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: 13 days
- Docked June 2, 2008 at Harmony forward
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Discovery (STS-124) · NORAD 32960 · 2008-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-027
- Epoch
- 2008-05-31 21:42:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.00626891 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0062368
- Inclination
- 51.6366°
- Ascending node
- 100.4198°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.3669°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.9461°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000049763
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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 debris, 1 component
- Discovery (STS-124) · NORAD 32960 · docked June 2, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-124 was a Space Shuttle mission, flown by Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station. Discovery launched on 31 May 2008 at 17:02 EDT, moved from an earlier scheduled launch date of 25 May 2008, and landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, at 11:15 EDT on 14 June 2008.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
84th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 140th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
81 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-124 launch?
STS-124 launched on May 31, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-124?
Coverage: STS-124 launch & landing (5-31-08). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-124?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-124 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-124 reach?
Discovery (STS-124), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 238 × 321 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is STS-124 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station