STS-132

STS-132
Oblique view of Atlantis docked with the ISS, with Rassvet visible in its payload bay
NamesSpace Transportation System-132
Mission typeISS assembly
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID2010-019A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.36572
Mission duration11 days, 18 hours, 29 minutes, 9 seconds[1]
Distance travelled7,853,563 kilometres (4,879,978 mi)
Orbits completed186
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Atlantis
Launch mass2,050,133 kilograms (4,519,769 lb)[2] (total)
119,300 kilograms (263,100 lb) (orbiter)
Landing mass95,024 kilograms (209,491 lb)
Payload mass12,072 kilograms (26,615 lb)
Crew
Crew size6
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateMay 14, 2010, 18:20 (2010-05-14UTC18:20Z) UTC[3]
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
End of mission
Landing dateMay 26, 2010, 12:49:18 (2010-05-26UTC12:49:19Z) UTC
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude335 kilometres (208 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude359 kilometres (223 mi)
Inclination51.6 degrees
Period91 minutes
Docking with ISS
Docking portPMA-2
(Harmony forward)
Docking dateMay 16, 2010, 14:28 UTC
Undocking dateMay 23, 2010, 15:22 UTC
Time docked7 days, 1 hour, 1 minute

Sitting: Ken Ham (center), Garrett Reisman (left), Stephen Bowen (Right), Standing: Michael Good, Tony Antonelli, Piers Sellers
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STS-132 (ISS assembly flight ULF4)[5] was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on May 16, 2010.[6] STS-132 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on May 14, 2010.[3] The primary payload was the Russian Rassvet Mini-Research Module, along with an Integrated Cargo Carrier-Vertical Light Deployable (ICC-VLD). Atlantis landed at the Kennedy Space Center on May 26, 2010.

STS-132 was initially scheduled to be the final flight of Atlantis, provided that the STS-335/STS-135 Launch On Need rescue mission would not be needed. However, in February 2011, NASA declared that the final mission of Atlantis and of the Space Shuttle program, STS-135, would be flown regardless of the funding situation.[7]

  1. ^ NASA (March 4, 2010). "STS-132 Mission Information". NASA. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  2. ^ NASA (May 2010). "Space Shuttle Mission STS-132 Press Kit". Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  3. ^ a b NASA (February 16, 2010). "NASA's Shuttle and Rocket Missions". NASA. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  4. ^ Chris Peat. "STS-132 Orbit Data". Heavens-Above GmbH. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  5. ^ NASA (September 24, 2009). "Consolidated Launch Manifest". NASA. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
  6. ^ NASA (May 16, 2010). "Atlantis docked to the space station..." Twitter. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  7. ^ "NASA managers insist STS-135 will fly – Payload options under assessment – NASASpaceFlight.com". February 14, 2011.