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STS-126

successSpace Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-126

STS-126 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. The purpose of the mission, referred to as ULF2 by the ISS program, was to deliver equipment and supplies to the station, to service the Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJ), and repair the problem in the starboard SARJ that had limited its use since STS-120.

Overview

Date / time
November 15, 2008 at 12:55 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Mission
STS-126
Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Space Shuttle →
Launch provider
United Space Alliance →

Payloads deployed · 2

PSSC
LEO
STS 126
LEO