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STS-106

Human spaceflight. STS-106 was launched on September 8, 2000 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Sep 10, 2000).

COSPAR 2000-053ANORAD 26489United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Atlantis (STS-106)
Common name: STS-106
Payload designation: OV-104
International designator: 2000-053A
NORAD catalog number: 26489
GCAT identifier: S26489
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/385

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: STS
Owner: NASA JSC
Country: United States
Builder: Boeing North American/Palmdale
Platform (bus): STS OV

Launch

Date: September 8, 2000 · 12:45 UTC
Launch record: 2000-053Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 158 km
Apogee: 324 km
Inclination: 51.58°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: September 10, 2000
Last known active: Sep 20, 2000
End of operations: Sep 20, 2000

Size

Mass: 100.4 t
Dry mass: 88.5 t
Total mass with attached objects: 114.9 t
Length: 37.3 m
Diameter: 23.80 m
Span: 37.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q261856 (CC0).