STS-102

STS-102

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	James D. Wetherbee James M. Kelly Andrew S. W. Thomas Paul W. Richards
Launching	Yuri V. Usachov James S. Voss Susan J. Helms
Landing	William M. Shepherd Yuri P. Gidzenko Sergei K. Krikalev
EVAs	2
EVA duration	15 hours, 17 minutes 1st EVA: 8 hours, 56 minutes 2nd EVA: 6 hours, 21 minutes
Start of mission
Launch date	8 March 2001, 11:42:09 (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 (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 Space Shuttle program ← STS-98 (102) STS-100 (104) →

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.