STS-126

STS-126
	Bowen atop the S1 truss, en route to repair a faulty Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJ) joints during the mission's first Extravehicular activity (EVA).
Names	Space Transportation System-126
Mission type	ISS assembly
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	2008-059A
SATCAT no.	33441
Mission duration	15 days, 20 hours, 30 minutes, 30 seconds (achieved)
Distance travelled	10,645,986 km (6,615,109 mi)
Orbits completed	251
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Space Shuttle Endeavour
Launch mass	121,061 kg (266,894 lb)
Landing mass	101,343 kg (223,423 lb)
Payload mass	14,698 kg (32,404 lb)
Crew
Crew size	7
Members	Christopher J. Ferguson; Eric A. Boe; Donald R. Pettit; Stephen G. Bowen; Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper; Robert S. Kimbrough;
Launching	Sandra H. Magnus
Landing	Gregory E. Chamitoff
Start of mission
Launch date	15 November 2008, 00:55:39 UTC
Launch site	Kennedy, LC-39A
End of mission
Landing date	30 November 2008, 21:25:09 UTC
Landing site	Edwards, Runway 4L
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Perigee altitude	343 km (213 mi)
Apogee altitude	352 km (219 mi)
Inclination	51.60°
Period	91.60 minutes
Docking with International Space Station
Docking port	PMA-2; (Harmony forward)
Docking date	16 November 2008, 22:01 UTC
Undocking date	28 November 2008, 14:47 UTC
Time docked	11 days, 16 hours, 46 minutes
	; STS-126 mission patch; ; Sandra H. Magnus, Stephen G. Bowen, Donald R. Pettit, Christopher J. Ferguson, Eric A. Boe, Robert S. Kimbrough, Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper Space Shuttle program ← STS-124 (123) STS-119 (125) →

STS-126 was the one hundred and twenty-fourth NASA Space Shuttle mission, and twenty-second orbital flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105) to the International Space Station (ISS).^[5] 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.^[5]^[6] STS-126 launched on 15 November 2008 at 00:55:39 UTC from Launch Pad 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) with no delays or issues.^[7]^[8] Endeavour successfully docked with the station on 16 November 2008.^[9] After spending 15 days, 20 hours, 30 minutes, and 30 seconds docked to the station, during which the crew performed four spacewalks, and transferred cargo, the orbiter undocked on 28 November 2008.^[10] Due to poor weather at Kennedy Space Center, Endeavour landed at Edwards Air Force Base on 30 November 2008 at 21:25:09 UTC.^[11]

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^ "STS-126 MCC Status Report #33". NASA. 30 November 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "STS-126 - Orbit".
^ William Harwood (2008). "CBS NEWS Mission Quick-Look 1". CBS News. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
^ ^a ^b "STS-126 Press Kit" (PDF). NASA. November 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "STS-126 Mission Overview Briefing Materials". NASA. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Mark Carreau (14 November 2008). "Shuttle Endeavour thunders into a moonlit sky". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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[STS-126-1] "STS-126" (PDF). NASA. September 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[stat33-2] "STS-126 MCC Status Report #33". NASA. 30 November 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] "STS-126 - Orbit".

[ql-4] William Harwood (2008). "CBS NEWS Mission Quick-Look 1". CBS News. Retrieved 3 October 2008.

[presskit-5] "STS-126 Press Kit" (PDF). NASA. November 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[overview-6] "STS-126 Mission Overview Briefing Materials". NASA. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[launch2-7] Mark Carreau (14 November 2008). "Shuttle Endeavour thunders into a moonlit sky". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[lb-8] Cite error: The named reference lb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[stat05-9] "STS-126 MCC Status Report #05". NASA. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[SR29-10] Cite error: The named reference SR29 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[landingblog-11] Cite error: The named reference landingblog was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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