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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-97

December 1, 2000 at 3:06 AM UTC

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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December 1, 2000 at 3:06 AM UTC

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Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6271, -80.6210

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Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Mission description

STS-97 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. The crew installed the first set of solar arrays to the ISS, prepared a docking port for arrival of the Destiny Laboratory Module, and delivered supplies for the station's crew.

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Space Shuttle

Height

56.1 m

Diameter

8 m

LEO capacity

27,500 kg

Successful launches

133

Launch complex

Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

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