Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Human Exploration · LEO
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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 126 2008-059A | Payload | re-entered 2008-11-30 | |
| PSSC 2008-059B | Payload | re-entered 2010-02-17 |
COSPAR ID 2008-059 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).