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STS-127

NASA Space Shuttle mission. STS-127 was launched on July 15, 2009 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Jul 17, 2009).

COSPAR 2009-038ANORAD 35633United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Endeavour (STS-127)
Common name: STS-127
Payload designation: OV-105
International designator: 2009-038A
NORAD catalog number: 35633
GCAT identifier: S35633
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/587

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: July 15, 2009 · 22:03 UTC
Launch record: 2009-038Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 344 km
Apogee: 351 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: July 17, 2009
Last known active: Jul 31, 2009
End of operations: Jul 31, 2009

Size

Mass: 99.5 t
Dry mass: 89.3 t
Total mass with attached objects: 114.6 t
Length: 37.3 m
Diameter: 23.80 m
Span: 37.3 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q752792 (CC0).