STS-101

USA/NASA


Manned Flight nº: 217

Earth orbit Flight nº: 214

USA manned Flight nº: 129

3th manned flight to ISS.

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation 26368 / 00027A
Launch date - time 19 May 2000 - 10:11:10 UT
Launch site KSC, LC39A
Launch vehicle  Space Shuttle
Orbiter Atlantis #22 (OV-104)
Primary payload Atlantis F21
Mass (kg) 
Flight Crew Halsell, Horowitz, Weber, Williams
Voss, Helms, Usachyov
Docking date - time 21 May 2000 - 04:31 UT
Target spacecraft/port ISS/xx port
Earth orbit on :
   - Perigee / Apogee 372 / 380 km
   - Inclination 51.58°
   - Period  min
Undocking date - time  UT
Landing date - time 29 May 2000 - 06:20:17 UT
Landing location KSC, Runway 15
Flight Duration (d:hr:min) 9:20:10
Nbr orbits 155

Flight crew

Nr. Surname Given name Job Duration
1  Halsell  James Donald, Jr.  CDR 9d 20h 10m 
2  Horowitz  Scott Jay "Doc"  PLT 9d 20h 10m 
3  Weber  Mary Ellen  MSP 9d 20h 10m 
4  Williams  Jeffrey Nels  MSP 9d 20h 10m 
5  Voss  James Shelton  MSP 9d 20h 10m 
6  Helms  Susan Jane  MSP 9d 20h 10m 
7  Usachyov  Yuri Vladimirovich  MSP 9d 20h 10m 

Summary:

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); night landing on Cape Canaveral KSC; third Space Station Assembly mission ISS-03-2A.2A; docking on ISS; Voss and Williams performed an EVA on 21.05.2000 (6h 44m); they installed the final parts of the Russian-built crane, rerplaced a faulty antenna and installed some handrails and a camera cable; several repairing work (replacemt of batteries) in the ISS.

Mission details:

Objective of mission STS-101 was repair, resupply and construction tasks aboard the international space station. This was the first launch with new electronic cockpit displays and other upgrades. The solid boosters separated at 10:13 GMT and the main engines cutoff at 10:19 GMT. The external tank, ET-102 then separated, with both orbiter and ET-102 in a 52 x 320 km initial orbit. At 10:54 GMT the OMS engines fired to raise perigee to 159 x 329 km x at 51.6 deg. Atlantis docked with the International Space Station's PMA-2 docking adapter on the Unity node at 04:31 GMT on May 21. At that time the ISS was in a 332 x 341 km orbit.

On May 22 mission specialists Jeff Williams and James carried out external maintenance work on the ISS.

On May 23 at 00:03 GMT the Atlantis crew opened the first hatch to PMA-2 and entered the Station. The crew replaced a set of batteries in Zarya, installed fans and ducting to improve airflow, and delivered supplies and equipment. Three hour-long orbit raising burns on May 24 and 25 by the RCS engines on Atlantis raised the station to a 372 x 380 km x 51.6 deg orbit.

The STS-101 crew left the station on May 26, closing the PMA-2 hatch at 08:08 GMT and undocking at 23:03 GMT. Atlantis performed a 180 degree flyaround of the station and departed the vicinity around 23:44 GMT.

Atlantis closed its payload bay doors around 02:30 GMT on May 29 and fired the OMS engines for deorbit at 05:12 GMT. The vehicle landed on RW15 at Kennedy Space Center at 06:20 GMT. Atlantis was to be turned around for the next ISS shuttle flight, STS-106.

Left in orbit was the renovated International Space Station, equipped with an upgraded electrical system, new fans, filters, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and communications gear.

The priorities for STS-101/2A.2a were:

1. ISS ingress/safety - Take air samples - Monitor carbon dioxide - Deploy portable, personal fans - Measure air flow - Rework/modify ISS ducting - Replace air filters - Replace Zarya fire extinguishers, smoke detectors

2. Critical replacements/repairs/spares - Replace four suspect batteries on Zarya - Replaced failed or suspect electronics for Zarya's batteries - Replace Radio Telemetry System memory unit - Replace port early communications antenna - Replace Radio Frequency Power Distribution Box - Clear Space Vision System target

3. Incremental assembly/upgrades - Complete assembly of Strela crane - Install additional exterior handrails - Set up center-line camera cable - Install "Komparus" cable inserts - Reseat the U.S. crane

4. Assembly parts & equipment - Transfer U.S. hardware - Transfer Russian hardware - Provide EVA tools - Supply IVA kit

5. Pre-position/stow equipment & provisions for future missions

6. Resupply - Water and water transfer, stowage equipment - Docking mechanism accessory kit - Film and video tape for documentation - Office supplies - Personal items

7. Crew health maintenance - Exercise equipment - Medical support supplies - Formaldehyde monitor kit - Passive dosimetry system

8. Detailed test objectives - Monitor cabin air - SOAR

If there is sufficient shuttle propellant following Atlantis' undocking from the ISS, a flyaround inspection will be performed prior to the Shuttle's final separation maneuver.

Orbiter: Atlantis OV104. Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center. Launch Pad 39B. Launch Window: 5 Minutes. Altitude: 320 km. Inclination: 51.6 Degrees. Duration: 9 Days 20 Hrs. 36 Min.

Vehicle Data

Shuttle Liftoff Weight: 4,519,645 lbs. Orbiter/Payload Landing Weight: 221,271 lbs.

Payload Weights: ICC 3,700 pounds. MARS: 270 lb.

Software Version: OI-27

Space Shuttle Main Engines: SSME 1: 2052 SSME 2: 2044 SSME 3: 2047

External Tank: ET-103A

SRB Set: BI-102PF/RSRM-75

Payloads:

Cargo Bay:

BioTube Precursor Experiment; SPACEHAB Integrated Cargo Carrier; Mission to America's Remarkable Schools Space Experiment Module 6

In-Cabin:

HTD 1403 Micro Wireless Instrumentation System (Micro WIS); HEDS Technology Demonstration

Mission details:


Astrophilately covers:

STS 101

Roll-out from VAB to Pad 39B, cancel KSC. Credit: #401

STS-101

Launch cancel KSC.


STS-101

Houston cancel, approch to the ISS. Credit: #401

STS-101

Docking cancel Korolev, send registrated.


STS101

EVA cancel Houston. Credit: #402

STS101

EVA cancel Korolev, send registrated.


STS-101

Landing cancel KSC. Credit: J. Vd Dr.



Ref.: #7(JR426-428), #8, #16, #401, #402, #415 - update: 05.04.19 Home