Earth orbit
STS-126
STS-126 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-126 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the STS program. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2008-059; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 15 November 2008, 00:55:39 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 · 30 November 2008
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
STS-126
GCAT program: STS.
- GCAT ID
- S33441
- Manufacturer
- Boeing North American/Palmdale
- Launch mass
- 97,005 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
Leonardo
GCAT program: ISS MPLM.
- GCAT ID
- A07443
- Manufacturer
- Thales Alenia Space/Torino (TAS-I)
- Launch mass
- 5,883 kg
- Dimensions
- 6.3 m long · 4.5 m diameter · 6.3 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from STS-126.
Verification
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