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Mission
Human Exploration · LEO
STS-116 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. Discovery lifted off on 9 December 2006 at 20:47:35 EST. A previous launch attempt on 7 December had been canceled due to cloud cover. It was the first night launch of a space shuttle…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 116 2006-055A | Payload | re-entered 2006-12-22 | |
| MEPSI 2006-055B | Payload | re-entered 2007-03-08 | |
| RAFT 2006-055C | Payload | re-entered 2007-05-30 | |
| MARSCOM 2006-055D | Payload | re-entered 2007-05-06 | |
| ANDE DEB [CYLINDER 1] 2006-055E | Debris | re-entered 2007-04-18 | |
| ANDE MAA SPHERE 1 2006-055F | Payload | re-entered 2007-12-25 | |
| ANDE DEB [CYLINDER 2] 2006-055G | Debris | re-entered 2007-02-09 | |
| ANDE DEB [AVIONICS DECK] 2006-055H | Debris | re-entered 2007-04-24 |
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| ANDE FCAL SPHERE 2 2006-055J | Payload | re-entered 2008-05-25 |
COSPAR ID 2006-055 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).