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STS-128

Space ShuttleUnited Space AllianceLaunch Complex 39A
Saturday, August 29, 2009 · 03:59 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Space Shuttle

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches51
Successes50

Provider

United Space Alliance

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Mission Brief

STS-128 (ISS assembly flight 17A) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on 28 August 2009. Space Shuttle Discovery carried the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo as its primary payload. Leonardo contained a collection of experiments for studying the physics and chemistry of microgravity. Three spacewalks were carried out during the mission, which removed and replaced a materials processing experiment outside ESA's Columbus module, and returned an empty ammonia tank assembly.

PayloadSTS-128
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSpace Shuttle, International Space Station
Stages0
PadLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.608°N
Longitude
80.604°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

03:59 AM UTC - 03:59 AM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.