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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-132
Launched
May 14, 2010 · 18:20 UTC
Summary
STS-132 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on May 14, 2010 at 18:20 UTC. It was United Space Alliance's 48th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,052nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 132nd Space Shuttle flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Atlantis (STS-132), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 163 × 239 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 6 crew members flew: Kenneth Ham, Piers Sellers, Garrett Reisman, Dominic A. Antonelli, Stephen Bowen and Michael T. Good. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- STS-132 Launch with Space Shuttle Atlantis - 05/14/2010 (HD)Spacevidcast (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
- 132nd Space Shuttle flight · 3rd this yearUnited Space Alliance's 48th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,052nd orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Kenneth HamCommander · NASA · age 45 · 2nd flight
Piers SellersMission Specialist · NASA · age 55 · 3rd flight
Garrett ReismanMission Specialist · NASA · age 42 · 2nd flight
Dominic A. AntonelliPilot · NASA · age 42 · 2nd flight
Stephen BowenMission Specialist · NASA · age 46 · 2nd flight
Michael T. GoodMission Specialist · NASA · age 47 · 2nd flight
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: 11 days
- Docked May 16, 2010 at Harmony forward
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-132) · NORAD 36572 · 2010-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-019A
- Epoch
- 2010-05-14 19:30:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.29445844 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0057782
- Inclination
- 51.6424°
- Ascending node
- 42.4476°
- Arg. of perigee
- 342.9708°
- Mean anomaly
- 317.9993°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00010354
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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component
- Atlantis (STS-132) · NORAD 36572 · docked May 16, 2010
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-132 was the second to last flight of Atlantis and an ISS assembly flight with the primary payload being the Russian Rassvet Mini-Research Module. The flight also carried the Integrated Cargo Carrier-Vertical Light Deployable (ICC-VLD). The mission began on May 14th 2010 at 1820 UTC launching Commander Kenneth Ham, Pilot Domonic A. Antonelli, Mission Specialist 1 Garrett Reisman, Mission Specialist 2 Michael T. Good, Mission Specialist 3 Stephen G. Bowen & Mission Specialist 4 Piers Sellers to orbit. They docked with the ISS 2 days after launch. During the mission 3 spacewalks were conducted to install a spare space to ground Ku band antenna and to conduct general maintenence on the ISS. The mission concluded after 11 days & 18 hours on May 26th 2010 at 1249:18 UTC.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
93rd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 150th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: May 14, 2:20 PM EDT, in daylight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-132 launch?
STS-132 launched on May 14, 2010 at 18:20 UTC.
Where can I watch STS-132?
Coverage: STS-132 Launch with Space Shuttle Atlantis - 05/14/2010 (HD). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-132?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-132 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was May 14, 2:20 PM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did STS-132 reach?
Atlantis (STS-132), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 163 × 239 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is STS-132 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station