Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-126

Mission Status

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Mission Details

STS-126 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. The purpose of the mission, referred to as ULF2 by the ISS program, was to deliver equipment and supplies to the station, to service the Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJ), and repair the problem in the starboard SARJ that had limited its use since STS-120.

Mission Type Human Exploration
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 12:55 AM - 12:55 AM

Rocket Configuration

Name Space Shuttle
Manufacturer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Height 56.1 m
Diameter 8 m
Maiden Flight 1981-04-12
Success Rate 133/135 (99%)

The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.