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Discovery (STS-128)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2009-045ALaunched 8/29/2009

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ISS 17A
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 8/29/2009
Last Contact: 9/12/2009

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 241.5 km
Inclination: 51.66 deg
Dry Mass: 88,328 kg
Total Mass: 115,517 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2009-045A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/587