STS-101

STS-101
Williams outside Unity during the mission's sole EVA
NamesSpace Transportation System-101
Mission typeISS assembly/logistics
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID2000-027A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26368Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration9 days, 21 hours, 10 minutes, 10 seconds
Distance travelled6.6 million km (4.1 million mi)
Orbits completed155
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Atlantis
Landing mass100,369 kg (221,276 lb)
Payload mass1,801 kg (3,971 lb)
Crew
Crew size7
Members
EVAs1
EVA duration6 hours, 44 minutes
Start of mission
Launch date19 May 2000, 10:11 (2000-05-19UTC10:11Z) UTC
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
End of mission
Landing date29 May 2000, 06:20 (2000-05-29UTC06:21Z) UTC
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 15
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude319 km (198 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude332 km (206 mi)[1]
Inclination51.5°[1]
Period91.04 minutes[1]
Epoch21 May 2000
Docking with ISS
Docking portUnity forward (PMA-2)
Docking date21 May 2000, 04:31 UTC[2]
Undocking date26 May 2000, 23:03 UTC
Time docked5 days, 18 hours, 32 minutes

Standing, from left: Weber, Williams (in white), Usachov, Voss (in white) and Helms
Seated: Halsell and Horowitz
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STS-101 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. The mission was a 10-day mission conducted between 19 May 2000 and 29 May 2000. The mission was designated 2A.2a and was a resupply mission to the International Space Station. STS-101 was delayed 3 times in April due to high winds. STS-101 traveled 4.1 million miles and completed 155 revolutions of the earth and landed on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center. The mission was the first to be flown by a shuttle equipped with a glass cockpit.

  1. ^ a b c d McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Ben (20 May 2020). "A New Vehicle: Remembering Atlantis' STS-101 Mission, 20 Years On". Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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