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STS-116
STS-116 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the STS program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
STS-116 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the STS program. This reconstructed record groups 3 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2006-055; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 10 December 2006, 01:47:35 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Space Shuttle
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 22 December 2006
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
STS-116
GCAT program: STS.
- GCAT ID
- S29647
- Manufacturer
- Boeing North American/Palmdale
- Launch mass
- 100,644 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
Spacehab SH-17 (SM)
GCAT program: Spacehab.
- GCAT ID
- A07142
- Manufacturer
- BOHSM/ALCT
- Launch mass
- 3,779 kg
- Dimensions
- 3 m long · 4.5 m diameter · 4.5 m span
ITS P5
GCAT program: ISS Truss.
- GCAT ID
- A07144
- Manufacturer
- BOTUL/PWRD
- Launch mass
- 1,860 kg
- Dimensions
- 3.4 m long · 4.5 m diameter · 3.4 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from STS-116.
Verification
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