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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-107

January 16, 2003 at 3:39 PM UTC

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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January 16, 2003 at 3:39 PM UTC

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6082, -80.6043

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Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Mission description

STS-107 was the 113th flight of the Space Shuttle program, and the disastrous final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003, and during its 15 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes, 32 seconds in orbit conducted a multitude of international scientific experiments.

Vehicle

Space Shuttle

Height

56.1 m

Diameter

8 m

LEO capacity

27,500 kg

Successful launches

133

Launch complex

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

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