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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-127
Launched
July 15, 2009 · 22:03 UTC
Summary
STS-127 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on July 15, 2009 at 22:03 UTC. It was United Space Alliance's 43rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,994th orbital launch attempt. It was the 127th Space Shuttle flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Endeavour (STS-127), one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 163 × 240 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 crew members flew: Douglas G. Hurley, Julie Payette, David Wolf, Mark L. Polansky, Timothy Kopra, Christopher Cassidy and Thomas Marshburn. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105). 12 objects from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them payloads.
- Watch
- HD Launch of STS-127 on 07.15.09 from T-2 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
- 127th Space Shuttle flight · 3rd this yearUnited Space Alliance's 43rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,994th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Douglas G. HurleyPilot · NASA · age 42 · first flight
Julie PayetteMission Specialist · CSA · age 45 · 2nd flight
David WolfMission Specialist · NASA · age 52 · 4th flight
Mark L. PolanskyCommander · NASA · age 53 · 3rd flight
Timothy KopraMission Specialist · NASA · age 46 · first flight
Christopher CassidyMission Specialist · NASA · age 39 · first flight
Thomas MarshburnMission Specialist · NASA · age 48 · first flight
Landing crew
- Douglas G. HurleyPilot · NASA
- Julie PayetteMission Specialist · CSA
Koichi WakataMission Specialist · JAXA- David WolfMission Specialist · NASA
- Mark L. PolanskyCommander · NASA
- Christopher CassidyMission Specialist · NASA
- Thomas MarshburnMission Specialist · NASA
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105)
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational shuttle built. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. STS-134 was expected to be the final mission of the Space Shuttle program, but with the authorization of STS-135, Atlantis became the last shuttle to fly. The United States Congress approved the construction of Endeavour in 1987 to replace Challenger, which was lost in 1986. Structural spares built during the construction of Discovery and Atlantis were used in its assembly. NASA chose, on cost grounds, to build Endeavour from spares rather than refitting Enterprise.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 15 days
- Docked July 17, 2009 at Harmony forward
Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Endeavour (STS-127) · NORAD 35633 · 2009-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STS 127
- Object ID
- 2009-038A
- Epoch
- 2009-07-15 22:45:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.29330571 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0058752
- Inclination
- 51.6307°
- Ascending node
- 159.8054°
- Arg. of perigee
- 343.1038°
- Mean anomaly
- 203.6999°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000098485
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
12 catalogued: 6 payloads, 3 debris, 3 components
- Endeavour (STS-127) · NORAD 35633 · docked July 17, 2009
- DRAGONSAT AggieSat 2 · NORAD 35690 · re-entered March 17, 2010
- ANDE-Pollux · NORAD 35693 · re-entered March 29, 2010
- ANDE-Castor · NORAD 35694 · re-entered August 18, 2010
- SEDA-AP · NORAD 43870
- ICS-EF (IOCS) · NORAD 45265
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-127 (ISS assembly flight 2J/A) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It was the twenty-third flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The primary purpose of the STS-127 mission was to deliver and install the final two components of the Japanese Experiment Module: the Exposed Facility (JEM EF), and the Exposed Section of the Experiment Logistics Module (ELM-ES). When Endeavour docked with the ISS on this mission in July 2009, it set a record for the most humans in space at the same time in the same vehicle, the first time thirteen people have been at the station at the same time. It also tied the record of thirteen people in space at any one time.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
88th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 144th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 15, 6:03 PM EDT, in daylight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
65 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-127 launch?
STS-127 launched on July 15, 2009 at 22:03 UTC.
Where can I watch STS-127?
Coverage: HD Launch of STS-127 on 07.15.09 from T-2 to MECO. Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-127?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-127 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jul 15, 6:03 PM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did STS-127 reach?
Endeavour (STS-127), one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 163 × 240 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did STS-127 launch?
6 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-127 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station