November 15, 2008 12:55 am

STS-126

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Space Shuttle

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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STS-126 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. The purpose of the mission, referred to as ULF2 by the ISS program, was to deliver equipment and supplies to the station, to service the Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJ), and repair the problem in the starboard SARJ that had limited its use since STS-120.
Launch Overview
Window Open 00:55 UTC
Window Close 00:55 UTC
Lift Off Nov 15, 2008 · 00:55 UTC
Launch Facility Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch Pad Launch Complex 39A
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United Space Alliance
Payload STS-126
Rocket Space Shuttle
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
STS-126 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. The purpose of the mission, referred to as ULF2 by the ISS program, was to deliver equipment and supplies to the station, to service the Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJ), and repair the problem in the starboard SARJ that had limited its use since STS-120.

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United Space Alliance
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Overview
Window Open 00:55 UTC
Window Close 00:55 UTC
Lift Off Nov 15, 2008 · 00:55 UTC
Launch Facility Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch Pad Launch Complex 39A
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United Space Alliance
Payload STS-126
Rocket Space Shuttle
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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