STS-99

STS-99
The SRTM radar boom in Endeavour's payload bay, extending 60 meters off the vehicle's port side
NamesSpace Transportation System-99
Mission typeRadar imaging
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID2000-010A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26088
Mission duration11 days, 5 hours, 39 minutes, 41 seconds
Distance travelled6,540,000 kilometers (4,060,000 mi)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Endeavour
Launch mass116,376 kilograms (256,565 lb)
Landing mass102,363 kilograms (225,672 lb)
Payload mass13,154 kilograms (29,000 lb)
Crew
Crew size6
Members
Start of mission
Launch date11 February 2000, 17:43 (2000-02-11UTC17:43Z) UTC
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
End of mission
Landing date22 February 2000, 23:23 (2000-02-22UTC23:24Z) UTC
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude224 kilometres (139 mi)
Apogee altitude242 kilometres (150 mi)
Inclination57.0 degrees
Period89.2 minutes

STS-99 mission patch

Left to right - Front: Mohri, Thiele; Back: Voss, Kregel, Gorie, Kavandi
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STS-99 was a Space Shuttle mission using Endeavour, that launched on 11 February 2000 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The primary objective of the mission was the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) project. This was also the last solo flight of Endeavour; all future flights for Endeavour became devoted to the International Space Station. STS-99 was also the first Shuttle mission of the 2000s.