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STS-115

Human spaceflight. STS-115 was launched on September 9, 2006 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Sep 11, 2006).

COSPAR 2006-036ANORAD 29391United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Atlantis (STS-115)
Common name: STS-115
Payload designation: OV-104
International designator: 2006-036A
NORAD catalog number: 29391
GCAT identifier: S29391
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/506

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 9, 2006 · 15:14 UTC
Launch record: 2006-036Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 228 km
Apogee: 284 km
Inclination: 51.63°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: September 11, 2006
Last known active: Sep 21, 2006
End of operations: Sep 21, 2006

Size

Mass: 94.4 t
Dry mass: 87.3 t
Total mass with attached objects: 114.4 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 Q217531 (CC0).