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OV-103 ISS

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 29, 2009, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 29, 2009 · 03:59 UTCLaunch 2009-045Launch no. 5,000 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 29, 2009, 03:59
Launch designation
2009-045
Mission
OV-103 ISS
Flight name
ISS 17A
Vehicle flight ID
STS-128

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
355 km
Payload mass to orbit
129.9 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Discovery (STS-128)2009-045ANORAD 35811NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight97.4 tDocked with another object · Aug 31, 2009
Leonardo2009-045NASA 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.