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STS-120

STS-120 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on October 23, 2007, from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The mission is also referred to as ISS-10A by the ISS program. STS-120 delivered the Harmony module and reconfigured a portion of the station in preparation for future assembly missions. STS-120 was flown…

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Apogee altitude
344 kilometres (214 mi)[NASA 3]
COSPAR ID
2007-050A
Crew size
7
Distance travelled
10,060,000 kilometres (6,250,000 mi)[NASA 1]
Docking date
25 October 2007 12:40 UTC
Docking port
PMA-2 (Destiny forward)

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ESA Esperia Mission

Wake-up calls

Contingency mission

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STS-120

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Triples224
Avg. degree1.98
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STS-120

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related to Harmony (Node 2) · 28
STS-120 → After Discovery, August, Data Grapple Fixture, DC-to-DC Converter Unit, DDCU, Destiny, European Space Agency, Following, Harmony, International Space Station, ISS, It, Italy, NASA, Node, PDGF, Pirs, PMA-2, Power, Pressurized Mating Adapter-2
related to October 24 (Flight day 2) · 23
STS-120 → Deputy Shuttle Program Manager, Discovery's, Due, EMUs, EVAs, Extravehicular Mobility Units, International Space Station, John Shannon, Mission Management Team, MMT, OBSS, Orbiter Boom Sensor System, RCC, Shannon, Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, SRB, SRMS, STS-114, STS-121, Sun
related to Outreach · 23
STS-120 → Also, Chewbacca, Discovery, Earth, Houston, In, Jedi, Lockheed Martin, Mark Hamill, May, NASA, Oakland International Airport, On August, Return, Space, Space Center Houston, Space Day, Star Wars, Stormtroopers, Stowed
related to Launch preparations · 21
STS-120 → August, Discovery, Discovery's, Dress Rehearsal, External Tank, Flight, Following STS-118, Kennedy Space Center, Launch, NASA, October, Perched, Return, September, Shuttle Program Managers, Solid Rocket Boosters, STS-114's, STS-118, The, VAB
related to October 25 (Flight day 3) · 19
STS-120 → Anderson, Anderson's, Discovery, During, Expedition, Following, Go, He, International Space Station, Just, MMT, RPM, Shannon, Soyuz, Soyuz TMA-11, Tani's, The, This, UTC
related to ESA Esperia Mission · 16
STS-120 → According, ASI, ESA, Esperia, European, European Space Agency's, Expedition, International Space Station, ISS, Italian, Italian Space Agency, Nespoli, October, Paolo Nespoli, STS-120 Space Shuttle, The Esperia
related to November 3 (Flight day 12) · 13
STS-120 → After, APFR, During, EVA, EVAs, Inside, Parazynski, Star Wars, The, UTC, Wheelock, With, Working
related to External links · 12
STS-120 → Archived January, Archived June, Archived November, June, NASA Archived February, Official STS-120 Mission Page, On Demand Video, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineNASA STS-120 Launch, Wayback MachineNASA's STS-120, Wayback MachineSTS-120 Fact Sheet, Wayback MachineSTS-120 Overview Archived
related to Crew notes · 9
STS-120 → Additionally, As, Eileen Collins, Expedition, ISS, Pamela Melroy, Peggy Whitson, Space Shuttle, The
related to Contingency mission · 8
STS-120 → Contingency Shuttle Crew Support, If, It, January, Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-122, STS-320, The

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STS-120Apogee altitude344 kilometres (214 mi)[NASA 3]1.00infobox
STS-120COSPAR ID2007-050A1.00infobox
STS-120Crew size71.00infobox
STS-120Distance travelled10,060,000 kilometres (6,250,000 mi)[NASA 1]1.00infobox
STS-120Docking date25 October 2007 12:40 UTC1.00infobox
STS-120Docking portPMA-2 (Destiny forward)1.00infobox
STS-120Inclination51.6 degrees1.00infobox
STS-120LandingClayton Anderson1.00infobox
STS-120Landing dateNovember 7, 2007, 18:01:18 (2007-11-07UTC18:01:19Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-120Landing mass91,578 kilograms (201,895 lb)[NASA 2]1.00infobox
STS-120Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 331.00infobox
STS-120Launch dateOctober 23, 2007, 15:38:19 (2007-10-23UTC15:38:19Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-120Launch mass121,643 kilograms (268,177 lb)1.00infobox
STS-120Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-120LaunchingDaniel M. Tani1.00infobox
STS-120MembersPamela A. Melroy1.00infobox
STS-120MembersGeorge D. Zamka1.00infobox
STS-120MembersDouglas H. Wheelock1.00infobox
STS-120MembersStephanie Wilson1.00infobox
STS-120MembersScott E. Parazynski1.00infobox
STS-120MembersPaolo A. Nespoli1.00infobox
STS-120Mission duration15 days, 2 hours, 24 minutes1.00infobox
STS-120Mission typeISS assembly1.00infobox
STS-120NamesSpace Transportation System-1201.00infobox
STS-120OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-120Orbits completed2381.00infobox
STS-120Perigee altitude340 kilometres (210 mi)[NASA 3]1.00infobox
STS-120Period91.6 minutes1.00infobox
STS-120Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-120RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox

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