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Mission "STS-102"
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Mission "STS-102"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT MISSION |
| Registration number | 2001-010A / 26718 |
| Time and date of launch (UT) | 11h.42m.09s. March 08, 2001 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC 39-B |
| Launch vehicle | Shuttle |
| Payload mass (kg) | |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 51.6 |
| - period (minutes) | 88.4 |
| - perigee (km) | 156 |
| - apogee (km) | 234 |
| Time and date of landing (wheel stop, UT) | 07h.33m.06s. March 21, 2001 |
| - rollout time (sec.) | 84 |
| Place of landing | Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, FL |
| Duration | 12d.19h.50m.57s. |
| Distance (km) | 9.8 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 201 |
| Summary | 29th fly of space shuttle "Discovery". 9th manned fly to ISS (flight ISS-5A.1). Delivery of new crew and Leonardo Multipurpose Logistics Module (with 6 racks for the Destiny Laboratory Module) to ISS. |
| LAUNCHED CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Cdr | Wetherbee, James Donald | ||
| 2 | Plt | Kelly, James McNeal | ||
| 3 | MS | Thomas, Andrew Sydney Withiel | ||
| 4 | MS/FE | Richards, Paul William | ||
| 5 | MS FE/PE-2/ISS |
Voss, James Shelton | Walz, Carl Erwin | |
| 6 | MS FE2/PE-2/ISS |
(w) Helms, Susan Jane | Bursch, Daniel Wheeler | |
| 7 | MS Cdr/Plt/PE-2/ISS |
Usachyov, Yuri Vladimirovich | Onufrienko, Yuri Ivanovich | |
| Call sign | Discovery | |||
| LANDED CREW |
| Order number |
Status | Crew |
| 1 | Cdr | Wetherbee, James Donald |
| 2 | Plt | Kelly, James McNeal |
| 3 | MS | Thomas, Andrew Sydney Withiel |
| 4 | MS/FE | Richards, Paul William |
| 5 | MS FE/PE-1/ISS |
Krikalyov, Sergei Konstantinovich |
| 6 | MS Cdr/PE-1/ISS |
Shepherd, William McMichael |
| 7 | MS Plt/PE-1/ISS |
Gidzenko, Yuri Pavlovich |
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UT) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Station's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Mar 08, 2001 | 11:42:09 | 1 | ISS:13136 | Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-102" , flight ISS-5A.1 (crew: Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Voss, Helms, Usachyov ). |
| Mar 10, 2001 | 06:38 | 29 | ISS:13164 | Docking of "STS-102" mission spacecraft (crew: Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Voss, Helms, Usachyov ) to PMA-2 of module "Destiny" of orbital complex ISS - "Soyuz-TM31" - "Progress M44" . |
| Mar 10, 2001 | 08:51 | 31 | ISS:13166 | Opened hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS (crew of mission "STS-102" : Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Voss, Helms, Usachyov ). |
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Crew of ISS after hatches' opening: Shepherd, Gidzenko, Krikalyov, Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Voss, Helms, Usachyov. | |||
| Mar 10, 2001 | 11:54 | 33 | ISS:13168 | Closed hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS (crew of mission "STS-102" : Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Voss, Helms, Gidzenko ), then the pressure in Discovery's cabin was lowered (to 10.2 psi) to prepare for following spacewalk. |
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Crew of ISS after hatches' closing: Shepherd, Krikalyov, Usachyov. | |||
| Mar 11, 2001 | 05:12 | 44 | ISS:13179 | Beginning of EVA ( Voss, Helms ); the 1st [of 2] EVA of the mission "STS-102" . |
| Mar 11, 2001 | 11:46? | 2358 | ISS:13183 | Adapter PMA-3 unmounted from bottom (nadir) port of module "Unity" of ISS (mission "STS-102" , operator of the robot arm Thomas ). |
| Mar 11, 2001 | 13:43 | 2359 | ISS:13184 | Adapter PMA-3 berthed on left port of module "Unity" of ISS (mission "STS-102" , operator of the robot arm Thomas ). |
| Mar 11, 2001 | 14:08 | 50 | ISS:13185 | Ending of EVA ( Voss, Helms ), duration 8:56; mission "STS-102" . |
| Mar 12, 2001 | 03:16 | 58 | ISS:13193 | Reopened hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS (crew of mission "STS-102" : Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Voss, Helms, Gidzenko ) after equation of pressures. |
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Crew of ISS after hatches' opening: Shepherd, Krikalyov, Usachyov, Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Voss, Helms, Gidzenko. | |||
| Mar 12, 2001 | 06:02 |
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ISS:13195 | MPLM Leonardo berthed on bottom (nadir) port of module "Unity" of ISS (spacecraft "STS-102" , operator of the robot arm Thomas ). |
| Mar 12, 2001 | 11:39 | 64 | ISS:13199 | Closed hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS (crew of mission "STS-102" : Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Krikalyov, Helms, Gidzenko ), then the pressure in Discovery's cabin was lowered (to 10.2 psi) to prepare for following spacewalk. |
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Crew of ISS after hatches' closing: Usachyov, Shepherd, Voss. | |||
| Mar 13, 2001 | 05:23 | 75 | ISS:13210 | Beginning of EVA ( Thomas, Richards ); operator of the robot arm Kelly; the 2nd [of 2] EVA of the mission "STS-102" . |
| Mar 13, 2001 | 11:44 | 79 | ISS:13214 | Ending of EVA ( Thomas, Richards ), duration 6:21; mission "STS-102" . |
| Mar 13, 2001 | 14:37 | 81 | ISS:13216 | Reopened hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS (crew of mission "STS-102" : Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Krikalyov, Helms, Gidzenko ) after equation of pressures. |
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Crew of ISS after hatches' opening: Usachyov, Voss, Helms, Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Krikalyov, Shepherd, Gidzenko. | |||
| Mar 18, 2001 | 10:42 |
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ISS:13292 | MPLM Leonardo unberthed from bottom (nadir) port of module "Unity" of ISS (spacecraft "STS-102" , operator of the robot arm Thomas ). |
| Mar 19, 2001 | 02:32 | 167 | ISS:13302 | Closed hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS (crew of mission "STS-102" : Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Krikalyov, Shepherd, Gidzenko ). Total time hatches between the two vehicles were open is 5d23h21m. |
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Crew of ISS after hatches' closing: Usachyov, Voss, Helms. | |||
| Mar 19, 2001 | 04:32 | 169 | ISS:13304 | Undocking of "STS-102" mission spacecraft (crew: Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Krikalyov, Shepherd, Gidzenko ) from PMA-2 of module "Destiny" of orbital complex ISS - "Soyuz-TM31" - "Progress M44" . |
| Mar 21, 2001 | 06:26:06 | 201 | ISS:13336 | Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-102" (crew: Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Krikalyov, Shepherd, Gidzenko ). |
| Mar 21, 2001 | 07:33:06 | 202 | ISS:13337 | Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-102" (crew: Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards, Krikalyov, Shepherd, Gidzenko ). |
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