STS 122

STS 122 is no longer on orbit
STS 122 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 32486

Int'l Code: 2008-005A

Launch date: February 7, 2008
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)
Decay date: 2008-02-20

The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Launch Complex 39A on February 7, 2008 at 19:45 UTC to begin another mission to the International Space Station (ISS). After two months of delays due to problems with the Engine CutOff (ECO) sensors in the external tank, STS 122 will deliver the European Space Agency's (ESA) Columbus science laboratory to the ISS. Columbus, which is 22.5 feet long and weighs 28,200 pounds, will add 2,600 cubic feet of space to the ISS. Atlantis is currently scheduled to dock with the ISS at 17:25 on Saturday, February 9. The mission is planned to go through February 18, when Atlantis is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center.