 ICC (left) and the MPLM Leonardo (center) in Discovery's payload bay | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-102 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS crew transport and resupply |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2001-010A |
| SATCAT no. | 26718 |
| Mission duration | 12 days, 19 hours, 49 minutes, 32 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 8,621,951 km (5,357,432 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 102 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery |
| Launch mass | 99,503 kg (219,367 lb) |
| Landing mass | 90,043 kg (198,511 lb) |
| Payload mass | 5,760 kg (12,700 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 7 |
| Members | |
| Launching | |
| Landing | |
| EVAs | 2 |
| EVA duration |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 8 March 2001, 11:42:09 UTC (6:42:09 am EST) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 21 March 2001, 07:31:41 UTC (2:31:41 am EST) |
| Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 15 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 370 km (230 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 381 km (237 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.5° |
| Period | 92.1 minutes |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Destiny forward |
| Docking date | 10 March 2001, 06:38 UTC |
| Undocking date | 19 March 2001, 04:32 UTC |
| Time docked | 8 days, 21 hours, 54 minutes |
 Mission patch  Top group, from left: Kelly, Thomas, Wetherbee and Richards Bottom left is the landing Expedition 1 crew, from left: Krikalev, Shepherd and Gidzenko Bottom right is the launching Expedition 2 crew, from left: Voss, Usachov and Helms | |
STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. STS-102 flew in March 2001; its primary objectives were resupplying the ISS and rotating the Expedition 1 and Expedition 2 crews. It was Discovery's 29th flight. The first EVA performed on the mission remains the longest spacewalk ever undertaken at eight hours and 56 minutes.