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STS-103: Mission highlights, Wake-up calls & Overview

STS-103, the 96th launch of the Space Shuttle and the 27th launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, was Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 3A ('SM3A'). It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 19 December 1999 and returned on 27 December 1999 and was the last Shuttle mission of the 1990s. It was the only mission to span Christmas after being…

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STS-103 topic overview

The analysis highlights Mission highlights, Wake-up calls and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-103.

Related topics
15
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
18
Extracted relationships
53
Concept neighborhoods
9
Bridge connections
18

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Mission highlights · 8 topics
Overview · 5 topics
Wake-up calls · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Apogee altitude
609 kilometres (378 mi)
COSPAR ID
1999-069A
Crew size
7
Distance travelled
5,230,000 kilometres (3,250,000 mi)
EVA duration
24 hours, 33 minutes
EVAs
3

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Mission highlights

Wake-up calls

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How STS-103 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-103 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-103 → December, EVA, Extravehicular Activity, February, Four, Having, Hubble Servicing Mission, June, NASA, Since, STS-61, STS-82, The, The Hubble, Three Another extracted example is STS-103 → C. Michael Foale, Claude Nicollier, Curtis L. Brown Jr., Jean-François Clervoy, John M. Grunsfeld, Scott J. Kelly, Steven L. Smith. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-103

Top relations

related to Mission highlights · 15
STS-103 → December, EVA, Extravehicular Activity, February, Four, Having, Hubble Servicing Mission, June, NASA, Since, STS-61, STS-82, The, The Hubble, Three
Members · 7
STS-103 → C. Michael Foale, Claude Nicollier, Curtis L. Brown Jr., Jean-François Clervoy, John M. Grunsfeld, Scott J. Kelly, Steven L. Smith
related to External links · 6
STS-103 → Archived, August, December, NASA, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSTS-103 Video Highlights
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-103 → 609 kilometres (378 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-103 → 1999-069A
Crew size · 1
STS-103 → 7
Distance travelled · 1
STS-103 → 5,230,000 kilometres (3,250,000 mi)
EVA duration · 1
STS-103 → 24 hours, 33 minutes
EVAs · 1
STS-103 → 3
Inclination · 1
STS-103 → 28.45 degrees

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

mission space hubble servicing crew shuttle new telescope grunsfeld kilograms lb nasa gyroscopes size discovery december eva also smith john

STS-103 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 53 structured relationships around STS-103. Examples in this analysis include STS-103 → Apogee altitude → 609 kilometres (378 mi) and STS-103 → COSPAR ID → 1999-069A. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-103Apogee altitude609 kilometres (378 mi)1.00infobox
STS-103COSPAR ID1999-069A1.00infobox
STS-103Crew size71.00infobox
STS-103Distance travelled5,230,000 kilometres (3,250,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-103EVA duration24 hours, 33 minutes1.00infobox
STS-103EVAs31.00infobox
STS-103Inclination28.45 degrees1.00infobox
STS-103Landing date28 December 1999 00:01:34 (1999-12-28UTC00:01:35Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-103Landing mass95,768 kilograms (211,132 lb)1.00infobox
STS-103Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 331.00infobox
STS-103Launch date20 December 1999 00:50:00 (1999-12-20UTC00:50Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-103Launch mass112,493 kilograms (248,005 lb)1.00infobox
STS-103Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B1.00infobox
STS-103MembersCurtis L. Brown Jr.1.00infobox
STS-103MembersScott J. Kelly1.00infobox
STS-103MembersJohn M. Grunsfeld1.00infobox
STS-103MembersJean-François Clervoy1.00infobox
STS-103MembersC. Michael Foale1.00infobox
STS-103MembersSteven L. Smith1.00infobox
STS-103MembersClaude Nicollier1.00infobox
STS-103Mission duration7 days, 23 hours, 11 minutes, 34 seconds1.00infobox
STS-103Mission typeHubble Space Telescope servicing1.00infobox
STS-103NamesSpace Transportation System-1031.00infobox
STS-103OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-103Perigee altitude563 kilometres (350 mi)1.00infobox
STS-103Period96.4 minutes1.00infobox
STS-103Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-103RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
STS-103RMS captureDecember 22, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-12-22), 00:34 UTC1.00infobox
STS-103RMS releaseDecember 25, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-12-25), 11:03 UTC1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-103 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Telescope, Eva and Servicing. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • space shuttle
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Sts-103
    • December
    • Mission
    • Hubble
    • Discovery
    • Nasa
    • Telescope
    • Servicing
    • Smith
    • Also
  • hubble space telescope
    • Shuttle
    • Sts-103
    • Mission
    • Hubble
    • Space
    • Servicing
    • Discovery
    • December
    • Telescope
    • Nasa
    • Smith
    • Eva
  • mission highlights
    • Servicing
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Nasa
    • December
    • Sts-103
    • Three
    • Gyroscopes
    • Installed
    • Grunsfeld
    • Telescope
    • Days
  • kennedy space center
    • Shuttle
    • Sts-103
    • Mission
    • Hubble
    • Discovery
    • December
    • Nasa
    • Telescope
    • Servicing
    • Smith
    • Also
    • Eva
  • international space station
    • Shuttle
    • Sts-103
    • Mission
    • Hubble
    • Discovery
    • December
    • Nasa
    • Telescope
    • Servicing
    • Smith
    • Also
    • Eva
  • discovery
    • Launch
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Curtis
    • Days
    • Mission
    • John
    • Grunsfeld
    • Size
    • Sts-103
    • Telescope
    • Kilograms
  • STS-103
    • Telescope
    • Eva
    • Servicing
    • Smith
    • Also
    • December
    • Mission
    • Grunsfeld
    • Nasa
    • Crew
    • Days
    • Foale
  • sts-103
    • Telescope
    • Eva
    • Servicing
    • Smith
    • Also
    • December
    • Mission
    • Grunsfeld
    • Nasa
    • Crew
    • Days
    • Foale

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-103, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-103 with Mission highlights. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
STS-103Mission highlights · splits 10 ⟂ 9
STS-103Overview · splits 13 ⟂ 6
STS-103Wake-up calls · splits 16 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-103

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples53
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-103 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Mission highlights, Wake-up calls & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-103 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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