STS 116

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General

Launch id	06055
Launch date	10 Dec 2006 at 02:47 UT
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC39B
Type	Discovery
Crew	Mark Polansky, Commander William Oefelein, Pilot Robert Curbeam, Mission specialist Joan Higginbotham, Mission specialist Nicholas Patrick, Mission specialist Christer Fuglesang, Mission specialist Sunita Williams, Flight engineer Thomas Reiter (ESA), Flight engineer
Landing date	22 Dec 2006 at 23:32 UT
Landing site	Cape Canaveral
Payload	MEPSI 2A+2B (two 0.1m cubes connected by a 15m tether) Raft Marscom Ande Fcal

IIS flight 12A.1: Carried P5 truss to the ISS station (1800 kg).

MEPSI: CATNR 29660 / LAUNR 06055B => decayed on 8 Mar 2007
RAFT: CATNR 29661 / LAUNR 06055C => decay planned in May 2007
MARSCOM: CATNR 29662 / LAUNR 06055D => decayed on 5 May 2007
ANDE CYLINDER 1 : CATNR 29663 / LAUNR 06055E => decayed on 18 Apr 2007
ANDE CYLINDER 2 : CATNR 29665 / LAUNR 06055G => decayed on 9 Feb 2007
ANDE MAA SPHERE 1: CATNR 29664 / LAUNR 06055F
ANDE MAA SPHERE 2: CATNR 29667 / LAUNR 06055J => decayed on 25 May 2008

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External resources

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts116/main/index.html

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