Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 227

STS-109

Columbia (27)

USA

Patch STS-109 Patch STS-109 HST-3B

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  01.03.2002
Launch time:  11:22 UT
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-A
Altitude:  570 km
Inclination:  28,5°
Landing date:  12.03.2002
Landing time:  09:32 UT
Landing site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)

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Crew STS-109

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Altman  Scott Douglas "Scooter"  CDR 3 10d 22h 10m  165 
2 USA  Carey  Duane Gene "Digger"  PLT 1 10d 22h 10m  165 
3 USA  Grunsfeld  John Mace  MSP 4 10d 22h 10m  165 
4 USA  Currie  Nancy Jane Sherlock  MSP 4 10d 22h 10m  165 
5 USA  Linnehan  Richard Michael  MSP 3 10d 22h 10m  165 
6 USA  Newman  James Hansen  MSP 4 10d 22h 10m  165 
7 USA  Massimino  Michael James  MSP 1 10d 22h 10m  165 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Altman
2  Carey
3  Grunsfeld
4  Currie
5  Linnehan
6  Newman
7  Massimino
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Altman
2  Carey
3  Linnehan
4  Currie
5  Grunsfeld
6  Newman
7  Massimino

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing at Cape Canaveral (KSC).

3. Hubble Space Telescope Servicing; first EVA by Grunsfeld and Linnehan on 04.03.2002 (7h 1m) to install a new-generation solar array on the starboard side of the HST.

Second EVA by Newman and Massimino on 05.03.2002 (7h 16m), installing the new port-side array and replacing one of the four Reaction Wheel Assemblies.

Third EVA by Grunsfeld and Linnehan on 06.03.2002 (6h 48m), exchanging the Power Control Unit (PCU), the "electrical heart" of the HST.

Fourth EVA by Newman and Massimino on 07.03.2002 (7h 18m), changing the Faint Object Camera (FOC) with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and installing a new electronic support module für the NICMOS Cryo Cooler.

Final EVA by Grunsfeld and Linnehan on 08.03.2002 (7h 32m), installing the experimental cooling system (Cryo Cooler), replacing the solid nitrogen cooler of NICMOS; achieving a new record for the most EVA hours in a single shuttle flight.

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle Hubble Space Telescope
STS-109 on launch pad STS-109 launch
Hubble EVA Newman
EVA Grunsfeld and Linnehan Sinai peninsula
traditional in-flight photo STS-109 STS-109 landing

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Last update on February 28, 2010.

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