STS-109

E48899

Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission NASA spaceflight Space Shuttle mission

STS-109 was a NASA Space Shuttle Columbia mission in 2002 that upgraded and refurbished the Hubble Space Telescope, significantly enhancing its scientific capabilities.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission → NASA spaceflight → Space Shuttle mission →
approxApogee	569 km →
approxPerigee	489 km →
commander	Scott Altman →
componentReplaced	Hubble Space Telescope Power Control Unit → Hubble Space Telescope solar arrays → Reaction Wheel Assembly on Hubble Space Telescope →
country	United States →
crewSize	7 →
EVAObjective	install new scientific instruments on Hubble Space Telescope → perform maintenance and refurbishment on Hubble Space Telescope → upgrade Hubble Space Telescope power systems →
EVAPerformed	5 →
followedBy	STS-110 →
HSTServicingNumber	4 →
inclination	28.5 degrees →
instrumentInstalled	Advanced Camera for Surveys → NICMOS cryocooler →
landingDate	2002-03-12 →
landingSite	Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility →
launchDate	2002-03-01 →
launchSite	Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A →
launchVehicle	Space Shuttle Columbia →
missionDuration	10 days 22 hours 11 minutes →
missionNumber	Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 3B →
missionSpecialist	James H. Newman → John M. Grunsfeld → Michael J. Massimino → Nancy J. Currie → Richard M. Linnehan →
missionType	Hubble Space Telescope servicing and upgrade →
notable	last successful mission of Space Shuttle Columbia before STS-107 →
objective	enhance scientific capabilities of Hubble Space Telescope → extend operational life of Hubble Space Telescope →
operator	NASA →
orbitRegime	Low Earth orbit →
orbitsCompleted	165 →
pilot	Duane G. Carey NERFINISHED →
precededBy	STS-108 →
primaryTarget	Hubble Space Telescope →
program	Space Shuttle program →
spaceAgency	NASA →
spacecraft	OV-102 Columbia →
spaceShuttle	Space Shuttle Columbia →
totalEVATime	35 hours 55 minutes →
year	2002 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Advanced Camera for Surveys →	installedDuringMission
STS-107 →	previousMissionOfOrbiter
Faint Object Spectrograph ("Second Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission") →	removedBy
Faint Object Camera →	removedDuringMission
Faint Object Camera ("Hubble Servicing Mission 3B") →	removedDuringServicingMission
Hubble Space Telescope →	servicingMission