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STS-109

STS-109 (Hubble Servicing Mission 3B 'SM3B') was a Space Shuttle mission that launched from the Kennedy Space Center on 1 March 2002. It was the 108th mission of the Space Shuttle program, the 27th flight of the orbiter Columbia and the fourth servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope. It was also the penultimate mission of the orbiter Columbia before the…

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Apogee altitude
578 km (359 mi)
COSPAR ID
2002-010A
Crew size
7
Distance travelled
6,300,000 kilometres (3,900,000 mi)
Inclination
28.5 degrees
Landing date
12 March 2002 09:33:10 (2002-03-12UTC09:33:11Z) UTC, 4:33:10 am EST

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STS-109

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related to Mission highlights · 23
STS-109 → ACS, Advanced Camera, Altman, Carey, Columbia, Columbia's, Currie, During, EVAs, HST, Hubble Space Telescope, It, Multi-Object Spectrometer, Near Infrared Camera, NICMOS, PCU, Power Control Unit, SA3, Shuttle's, STS-93
related to External links · 10
STS-109 → Archived, December, Detailed NASA, Hubble, March, NASA, Status, Video Highlights Archived, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSTS-109
Members · 7
STS-109 → Duane G. Carey, James H. Newman, John M. Grunsfeld, Michael J. Massimino, Nancy J. Currie, Richard M. Linnehan, Scott D. Altman
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-109 → 578 km (359 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-109 → 2002-010A
Crew size · 1
STS-109 → 7
Distance travelled · 1
STS-109 → 6,300,000 kilometres (3,900,000 mi)
Inclination · 1
STS-109 → 28.5 degrees
Landing date · 1
STS-109 → 12 March 2002 09:33:10 (2002-03-12UTC09:33:11Z) UTC, 4:33:10 am EST
Landing mass · 1
STS-109 → 100,564 kg (221,706 lb)

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mission space hubble columbia shuttle telescope service altman servicing sts-125 carey currie nasa crew minutes hst scott duane john grunsfeld

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STS-109Apogee altitude578 km (359 mi)1.00infobox
STS-109COSPAR ID2002-010A1.00infobox
STS-109Crew size71.00infobox
STS-109Distance travelled6,300,000 kilometres (3,900,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-109Inclination28.5 degrees1.00infobox
STS-109Landing date12 March 2002 09:33:10 (2002-03-12UTC09:33:11Z) UTC, 4:33:10 am EST1.00infobox
STS-109Landing mass100,564 kg (221,706 lb)1.00infobox
STS-109Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 331.00infobox
STS-109Launch date1 March 2002 11:22:02 (2002-03-01UTC11:22:02Z) UTC, 6:22:02 am EST1.00infobox
STS-109Launch mass116,989 kg (257,917 lb)1.00infobox
STS-109Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-109MembersScott D. Altman1.00infobox
STS-109MembersDuane G. Carey1.00infobox
STS-109MembersJohn M. Grunsfeld1.00infobox
STS-109MembersNancy J. Currie1.00infobox
STS-109MembersRichard M. Linnehan1.00infobox
STS-109MembersJames H. Newman1.00infobox
STS-109MembersMichael J. Massimino1.00infobox
STS-109Mission duration10 days, 22 hours, 11 minutes, 09 seconds1.00infobox
STS-109Mission typeHubble servicing1.00infobox
STS-109NamesSpace Transportation System-1091.00infobox
STS-109OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-109Orbits completed1651.00infobox
STS-109Perigee altitude486 km (302 mi)1.00infobox
STS-109Period95.3 minutes1.00infobox
STS-109Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-109RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
STS-109SATCAT no.273881.00infobox
STS-109SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia1.00infobox

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