Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-116
United Space AllianceLaunch Complex 39B — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- STS-116
- Type
- Human Exploration
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
STS-116 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. Discovery lifted off on 9 December 2006 at 20:47:35 EST. A previous launch attempt on 7 December had been canceled due to cloud cover. It was the first night launch of a space shuttle since STS-113 in November 2002. The mission is also referred to as ISS-12A.1 by the ISS program. The main goals of the mission were delivery and attachment of the International Space Station's P5 truss segment, a major rewiring of the station's power system, and exchange of ISS Expedition 14 personnel.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Provider
- United Space Alliance
- Type
- Commercial
- Country
- USA
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launch site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39B
- Location
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country
- USA
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 28.6271, -80.6210