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OV-105 ISS

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 15, 2008, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 15, 2008 · 00:55 UTCLaunch 2008-059Launch no. 4,944 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 15, 2008, 00:55
Launch designation
2008-059
Mission
OV-105 ISS
Flight name
ISS ULF-2
Vehicle flight ID
STS-126

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
359 km
Payload mass to orbit
128.2 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Endeavour (STS-126)2008-059ANORAD 33441NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight97.0 tDocked with another object · Nov 16, 2008
PSSC 12008-059BNORAD 33445US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)Technology6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 17, 2010
Leonardo2008-059NASA Marshall Space Flight Center———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.