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STS-129

STS-129 (ISS assembly flight ULF3) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Atlantis was launched on November 16, 2009, at 14:28 EST, and landed at 09:44 EST on November 27, 2009, on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. It was also the last Shuttle mission of the 2000s decade.

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Apogee altitude
356 kilometres (221 mi)
COSPAR ID
2009-062A
Crew size
6 up 7 down
Distance travelled
7,226,177 kilometres (4,490,138 mi)
Docking date
November 18, 2009, 16:51 UTC
Docking port
PMA-2 (Harmony forward)

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Mission payload

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Launch window

Shuttle processing

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Wake-up calls

Mission insignia

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STS-129

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Edges93
Triples141
Avg. degree1.98
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STS-129

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related to November 18 (Flight Day 3 – Docking) · 25
STS-129 → After, Atlantic Ocean, Atlantis, Australia, Before, Docking, Earth, EVAs, Expedition, Guided, Harmony/Pressurized Mating Adapter-2, Jeffrey Williams, NC-4, NH, Nicole Stott, Nicole Stott's, Quest, Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, RPM, Station
related to ExPRESS Logistics Carriers 1 and 2 · 22
STS-129 → Ammonia Tank Assembly, Battery Charger Discharge Unit, Brazilian Space Agency, Center, Control Moment Gyroscope, Each, ELC-1, ELC-2, Expedite, Experiments, ExPRESS, Latching End Effector, Logistics Carrier, Mechanisms, Nitrogen Tank Assembly, Passive Flight Releasable Attachment, Plasma Contactor Unit, Processing, Pump Module, Space Station
related to Other items · 20
STS-129 → After, Albert Louis Bresnik, Amelia Earhart, American, Astronaut Randolph Bresnik, Bresnik's, Earhart, Earth, Fame, In, July, Museum, NFL-related, Ninety-Nines Museum, Oklahoma City, Pregame, Pro Football Hall, Super Bowl XLIV, The, Women Pilots
related to Mission insignia · 14
STS-129 → Dr, ExPRESS Logistics Carriers, ISS, Jorge Cartes, Mars, Moon, NASA's, Shuttle, Space Shuttle Program, Sun, The, The STS-129, Tim Gagnon, United States
related to November 21 (Flight Day 6 – EVA 2) · 13
STS-129 → Also, Because, Bresnik, EVA, Foreman, Houston, Michael Foreman, Mission Control Center, Mission Specialist Satcher, STS-123, The, Thirty, UTC
related to November 26 (Flight Day 11 – End of mission preparation) · 11
STS-129 → Atlantis, Bryan Lunney, Later, Mission Status Briefing, STS-129 Entry Flight Director, STS-61-B, Thanksgiving, The, Thermal Protection System, TPS, UTC
Members · 6
STS-129 → Barry E. Wilmore, Charles O. Hobaugh, Leland Melvin, Michael Foreman, Randolph Bresnik, Robert Satcher
related to External links · 3
STS-129 → Mission Information, Press KitSTS-129, Space Shuttle
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-129 → 356 kilometres (221 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-129 → 2009-062A

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space shuttle atlantis crew utc mission station day flight iss launch astronauts bresnik also system 2009 foreman satcher control spacewalk

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STS-129Apogee altitude356 kilometres (221 mi)1.00infobox
STS-129COSPAR ID2009-062A1.00infobox
STS-129Crew size6 up 7 down1.00infobox
STS-129Distance travelled7,226,177 kilometres (4,490,138 mi)1.00infobox
STS-129Docking dateNovember 18, 2009, 16:51 UTC1.00infobox
STS-129Docking portPMA-2 (Harmony forward)1.00infobox
STS-129Dry mass93,063 kilograms (205,168 lb)1.00infobox
STS-129Inclination51.6 degrees1.00infobox
STS-129LandingNicole P. Stott1.00infobox
STS-129Landing dateNovember 27, 2009, 14:44:22 (2009-11-27UTC14:44:23Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-129Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 331.00infobox
STS-129Launch dateNovember 16, 2009, 19:28:09 (2009-11-16UTC19:28:09Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-129Launch mass120,848 kilograms (266,424 lb)1.00infobox
STS-129Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-129MembersCharles O. Hobaugh1.00infobox
STS-129MembersBarry E. Wilmore1.00infobox
STS-129MembersLeland Melvin1.00infobox
STS-129MembersRandolph Bresnik1.00infobox
STS-129MembersMichael Foreman1.00infobox
STS-129MembersRobert Satcher1.00infobox
STS-129Mission duration10 days, 19 hours, 16 minutes, 13 seconds1.00infobox
STS-129Mission typeISS logistics1.00infobox
STS-129NamesSpace Transportation System-1291.00infobox
STS-129OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-129Orbits completed1711.00infobox
STS-129Perigee altitude343 kilometres (213 mi)1.00infobox
STS-129Period91 minutes1.00infobox
STS-129Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-129RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
STS-129SATCAT no.360941.00infobox

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