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OV-104 ISS

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on July 8, 2011, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 8, 2011 · 15:29 UTCLaunch 2011-031Launch no. 5,136 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 8, 2011, 15:29
Launch designation
2011-031
Mission
OV-104 ISS
Flight name
ISS ULF-7
Vehicle flight ID
STS-135

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
484 km
Payload mass to orbit
126.9 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Atlantis (STS-135)2011-031ANORAD 37736NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight97.7 tDocked with another object · Jul 10, 2011
PSSC-22011-031BNORAD 37752US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)Technology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 8, 2011
Raffaello2011-031NASA 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.