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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-98
Launched
February 7, 2001 · 23:13 UTC
Summary
STS-98 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on February 7, 2001 at 23:13 UTC. It was United Space Alliance's 18th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,458th orbital launch attempt. It was the 102nd Space Shuttle flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Atlantis (STS-98), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 330 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 5 crew members flew: Marsha Ivins, Kenneth Cockrell, Thomas David Jones, Robert Curbeam and Mark L. Polansky. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-98 launch (2-7-01)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
- 102nd Space Shuttle flight · 1st this yearUnited Space Alliance's 18th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,458th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Marsha IvinsMission Specialist · NASA · age 49 · 5th flight
Kenneth CockrellCommander · NASA · age 50 · 4th flight
Thomas David JonesMission Specialist · NASA · age 46 · 4th flight
Robert CurbeamMission Specialist · NASA · age 38 · 2nd flight
Mark L. PolanskyPilot · NASA · age 44 · first 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: 12 days
- Docked February 9, 2001 at Unity nadir
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-98) · NORAD 26698 · 2001-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STS 98
- Object ID
- 2001-006A
- Epoch
- 2001-02-07 23:58:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03901456 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0088466
- Inclination
- 51.5717°
- Ascending node
- 21.0821°
- Arg. of perigee
- 10.1884°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.931°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000016273
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: 2 payloads
- Atlantis (STS-98) · NORAD 26698 · docked February 9, 2001
- Destiny · NORAD 26700
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first human spaceflight launch of the 21st century. STS-98 delivered to the station the Destiny Laboratory Module.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
72nd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 1st this year · 119th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 7, 6:13 PM EST, in twilight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
118 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-98 launch?
STS-98 launched on February 7, 2001 at 23:13 UTC.
Where can I watch STS-98?
Coverage: STS-98 launch (2-7-01). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-98?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-98 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Feb 7, 6:13 PM EST local time at the pad.
What orbit did STS-98 reach?
Atlantis (STS-98), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 330 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did STS-98 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-98 part of?
International Space Station and Space Shuttle. About International Space Station