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STS-121
Space ShuttleUnited Space AllianceLaunch Complex 39B
Tuesday, July 4, 2006 · 06:37 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
STS-121 was a 2006 NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. The main purposes of the mission were to test new safety and repair techniques introduced following the Columbia disaster of February 2003 as well as to deliver supplies, equipment and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter from Germany to the ISS.
PayloadSTS-121
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSpace Shuttle, International Space Station
StagesUnknown
PadLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.627°N
- Longitude
- 80.621°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
06:37 PM UTC - 06:37 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
