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STS-116

Human spaceflight. STS-116 was launched on December 10, 2006 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Dec 11, 2006).

COSPAR 2006-055ANORAD 29647United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Discovery (STS-116)
Common name: STS-116
Payload designation: OV-103
International designator: 2006-055A
NORAD catalog number: 29647
GCAT identifier: S29647
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/514

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: December 10, 2006 · 01:47 UTC
Launch record: 2006-055Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 326 km
Apogee: 358 km
Inclination: 51.63°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: December 11, 2006
Last known active: Dec 22, 2006
End of operations: Dec 22, 2006

Size

Mass: 100.6 t
Dry mass: 90.7 t
Total mass with attached objects: 113.8 t
Length: 37.3 m
Diameter: 23.80 m
Span: 37.3 m

Launched together

Radar Fence TransponderCalibration · USNA MARScomCommunications · USNA ANDE-MAASpace science · USAF STP ANDE-FCalCalibration · USAF STP

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q312030 (CC0).