Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Human Exploration · LEO
STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC), 26 July 2005. The launch, 907 days (approx. 29 months) after the loss of Columbia, was approved despite unresolved fuel sensor anomalies in the…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 114 2005-026A | Payload | re-entered 2005-08-09 |
COSPAR ID 2005-026 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).