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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STS-103 | Apogee altitude | 609 kilometres (378 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | COSPAR ID | 1999-069A | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Crew size | 7 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Distance travelled | 5,230,000 kilometres (3,250,000 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | EVA duration | 24 hours, 33 minutes | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | EVAs | 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Inclination | 28.45 degrees | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Landing date | 28 December 1999 00:01:34 (1999-12-28UTC00:01:35Z) UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Landing mass | 95,768 kilograms (211,132 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Launch date | 20 December 1999 00:50:00 (1999-12-20UTC00:50Z) UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Launch mass | 112,493 kilograms (248,005 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Members | Curtis L. Brown Jr. | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Members | Scott J. Kelly | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Members | John M. Grunsfeld | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Members | Jean-François Clervoy | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Members | C. Michael Foale | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Members | Steven L. Smith | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Members | Claude Nicollier | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Mission duration | 7 days, 23 hours, 11 minutes, 34 seconds | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Mission type | Hubble Space Telescope servicing | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Names | Space Transportation System-103 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Operator | NASA | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Perigee altitude | 563 kilometres (350 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Period | 96.4 minutes | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Reference system | Geocentric | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | Regime | Low Earth | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | RMS capture | December 22, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-12-22), 00:34 UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-103 | RMS release | December 25, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-12-25), 11:03 UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
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