Esperia Mission facts

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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)

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