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The Mission




Orbiter: Atlantis
Mission: STS-122
Payload: Columbus science laboratory
Launch: Feb. 7, 2008
Time: 2:45 p.m. EST
Site: Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Landing: Feb. 20 @ 9:07 a.m. EST
Site: Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC


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STS-122 Quick-Look

Meet the Crew

Launch Windows

Countdown Timeline

Launch Timeline

Master Flight Plan

Key Mission Personnel

Shuttle Flight History

STS-122 Archive




STS-122 Launch Windows
COMPILED BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
Updated: January 30, 2008

To reach the international space station, the shuttle must launch within about five minutes of the moment Earth's rotation carries the launch pad into the plane of the station's orbit.

To maximize performance, NASA targets launch for right around the moment the shuttle can launch directly into that plane. In the chart below, the target launch time is listed in the "in plane" column. All times in EST and subject to change.



 

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