STS-98

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

23:13:02

Wednesday February 7, 2001

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Mission Details

STS-98

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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.

Low Earth Orbit

14,515 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Space Shuttle Atlantis

Active 1985 to 2011

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Agency

NASA

Price

$450.00 million

Rocket

Height: 56.1m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 27,500 kg

GTO: 3,810 kg

Liftoff Thrust

30,250 Kilonewtons

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Space Shuttle


102nd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2001

2001


6th

Orbital launch attempt