STS-117

Mission:

STS-117 - 21st International Space Station Flight (13A) -S3/S4 Truss Segment Solar Arrays

Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: On orbit
Launch Date: June 8, 2007, 7:38 pm
Launch Pad: Pad 39A
Landing: June 19, 2007, 2:45 pm
Crew:

Sturckow, Archambault, Reilly, Swanson, Forrester, Olivas and Anderson

Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

S3/S4 Truss Segment

 

 

Engineer's graphic of what ISS will look like at the completion of STS-117

 


 

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Main engines come up to full power Booster ignition and liftoff of Atlantis. Atlantis clears the tower
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Atlantis begins its roll program. Seen in profile, Atlantis continues the roll program. Roll program complete, Atlantis streaks skyward.
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Pushing through max Q, Atlantis gets ready for throttle-up. The separation engines on the spent SRB's create a gaseous halo as they fire in the separation sequence. SRB's fall away as Atlantis goes on to orbit on her main engines.