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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-129

United Space AllianceLaunch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
STS-129
Type
Human Exploration
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

STS-129 (ISS assembly flight ULF3) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Atlantis. STS-129 focused on staging spare components outside the station. The 11-day flight included three spacewalks. The payload bay carried two large ExPRESS Logistics Carriers holding two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly, a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm, a spare trailing umbilical system for the Mobile Transporter, and a high-pressure gas tank. STS-129 was the first flight of an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier.

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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 39A
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York