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Discovery (STS-121)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2006-028ALaunched 7/4/2006

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ISS ULF-1.1
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 7/4/2006
Last Contact: 7/17/2006

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 341 km
Inclination: 51.63 deg
Dry Mass: 88,485 kg
Total Mass: 114,880 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Human Spaceflight
Payload Category: SS
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2006-028A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/506