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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-129
Launched
November 16, 2009
Summary
STS-129 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 16, 2009. It was United Space Alliance's 45th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,019th orbital launch attempt. It was the 129th Space Shuttle flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 163 × 239 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 6 crew members flew: Charles "Scorch" Hobaugh, Michael Foreman, Leland D. Melvin, Barry E. Wilmore, Randolph Bresnik and Robert Satcher. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-129 Launch with Space Shuttle Atlantis on 11/16/2009Spacevidcast (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
- 129th Space Shuttle flight · 5th this yearUnited Space Alliance's 45th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,019th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Charles "Scorch" HobaughCommander · NASA · age 48 · 3rd flight
Michael ForemanMission Specialist · NASA · age 52 · 2nd flight
Leland D. MelvinMission Specialist · NASA · age 45 · 2nd flight
Barry E. WilmorePilot · NASA · age 46 · first flight
Randolph BresnikMission Specialist · NASA · age 42 · first flight
Robert SatcherMission Specialist · NASA · age 44 · first flight
Landing crew
- Charles "Scorch" HobaughCommander · NASA
- Michael ForemanMission Specialist · NASA
- Leland D. MelvinMission Specialist · NASA
- Barry E. WilmorePilot · NASA
Nicole StottMission Specialist · NASA- Randolph BresnikMission Specialist · NASA
- Robert SatcherMission 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: 10 days
- Docked November 18, 2009 at Harmony forward
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-129) · NORAD 36094 · 2009-062 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-062A
- Epoch
- 2009-11-16 20:17:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.29554649 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0058241
- Inclination
- 51.645°
- Ascending node
- 243.1502°
- Arg. of perigee
- 342.9332°
- Mean anomaly
- 236.2599°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000073888
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-129) · NORAD 36094 · docked November 18, 2009
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-129 (ISS assembly flight ULF3) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Atlantis. STS-129 focused on staging spare components outside the station. The 11-day flight included three spacewalks. The payload bay carried two large ExPRESS Logistics Carriers holding two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly, a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm, a spare trailing umbilical system for the Mobile Transporter, and a high-pressure gas tank. STS-129 was the first flight of an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
90th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 5th this year · 147th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-129 launch?
STS-129 launched on November 16, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-129?
Coverage: STS-129 Launch with Space Shuttle Atlantis on 11/16/2009. Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-129?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-129 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-129 reach?
It reached a 163 × 239 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is STS-129 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station