Esperia Mission facts
Shuttle crew:
- Shuttle Commander Pamela Melroy (NASA)
- Shuttle Pilot George Zamka (NASA)
- Mission Specialist Paolo Nespoli (ESA)
- Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski (NASA)
- Mission Specialist Douglas Wheelock (NASA)
- Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson (NASA)
- ISS Flight Engineer (Ascent) Dan Tani (NASA)
- ISS Flight Engineer (Descent) Clayton Anderson (NASA)
Spacecraft
Shuttle Orbiter - Discovery
MISSION
European mission name:
Esperia
Shuttle mission designation:
STS-120
ISS assembly flight designation:
10A
Primary payload:
Node 2
LAUNCH
Launch site:
Launch Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Florida, USA
Primary landing site:
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Secondary landing sites:
Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA
White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico, USA
MISSION PARAMETERS
Launch date:
23 October 2007
Launch window:
10 minutes
Altitude (in orbit):
226 kilometres
ISS altitude:
~400 kilometres
Inclination:
51.6°
Mission duration:
14 days (Flight Day 1 and Flight Day 15 are partial days)
Last update: 30 October 2007 | 
