NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

STS-98

Launch Time
Wed Feb 07, 2001 23:13 UTC

Rocket

Space Shuttle Atlantis
NASA
Status: Retired
Price: $450.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 30,250 kN
Payload to LEO: 27,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,810 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 56.1 m

Vehicles

Edwards Runway 22

OV-104

Flight #23
152 day turnaround

Mission Details

STS-98

The crew continued the task of building and enhancing the International Space Station by delivering the U.S. Destiny Laboratory Module. The Shuttle spent six days docked to the station while the laboratory was attached and three spacewalks were conducted to complete its assembly. The mission also saw the 100th spacewalk in U.S. spaceflight history. STS-98 occurred while the first station crew was aboard the new space station.

Total Mass: 14,515.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Stats

2001

6th orbital launch attempt

Space Shuttle

102nd mission
1st mission of 2001
101st successful mission
77th consecutive successful mission