STS-109
This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle| Space Shuttle program | |
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| Mission: | STS-109 |
| Shuttle: | Columbia |
| Launch Pad: | 39-A |
| Launch: | March 1, 2002 6:22:02 a.m. EST |
| Landing: | KSC March 12, 2002 EST (4:32 a.m. EST / 09:32 GMT). Runway 33. |
| Duration: | 10 days, 22 hours, 11 minutes, 09 seconds. |
| Orbit Altitude: | 308nm |
| Orbit Inclination: | 28.5 degrees |
| Distance Traveled: | 3.9 million miles
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| Previous Mission: STS-108 |
Next Mission: STS-110 |
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2 Mission Highlights 3 Related articles 4 External Links |
Crew
Mission Highlights
Visit and service the Hubble Space Telescope. This mission will
install a new science instrument, the Advanced Camera for Surveys
(ACS), new rigid Solar Arrays (SA3), new Power Control Unit (PCU)
and a new Cryocooler for the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object
Spectrometer (NICMOS). STS-109 will also reboost HST to a higher
orbit.
Related articles
External Links