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The Mission




Orbiter: Discovery
Mission: STS-128
Payload: Leonardo
Launch: Aug. 28, 2009
Time: 11:59 p.m. EDT
Site: Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Landing: Sept. 11 @ approx. 8:53 p.m. EDT
Site: Edwards Air Force Base, California
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STS-128 Video Coverage

High Definition Video

NASA TV (rev. R)

Master Flight Plan

Launch Windows Chart

Countdown Timeline

Ascent Timeline

STS-128 Mission Index

Our Shuttle Archive




The Crew




Meet the astronauts flying aboard Discovery's STS-128 mission.

Meet the Astronauts

CDR: Rick Sturckow

PLT: Kevin Ford

MS 1: Pat Forrester

MS 2: Jose Hernandez

MS 3: Danny Olivas

MS 4: Christer Fuglesang

Up: Nicole Stott

Down: Tim Kopra

Current Demographics




STS-128 Undocking Timeline
COMPILED BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
Updated: September 6, 2009


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EDT...........DD...HH...MM...SS...EVENT

Sept. 8
03:13:49 PM...10...15...14...12...Sunset
03:26:37 PM...10...15...27...00...UNDOCKING
03:27:37 PM...10...15...28...00...Initial separation
03:28:17 PM...10...15...28...40...ISS holds attitude
03:31:37 PM...10...15...32...00...Range: 50 feet; reselect -X jets
03:33:37 PM...10...15...34...00...Range 75 feet; low Z
03:43:24 PM...10...15...43...47...Sunrise
03:55:37 PM...10...15...56...00...Range: 400 feet; start fly around
04:05:07 PM...10...16...05...30...Range: 600 feet
04:07:07 PM...10...16...07...30...Shuttle directly above ISS
04:14:23 PM...10...16...14...46...Noon
04:18:37 PM...10...16...19...00...Shuttle directly behind ISS
04:30:07 PM...10...16...30...30...Shuttle directly below ISS
04:41:37 PM...10...16...42...00...Separation burn No. 1
04:45:21 PM...10...16...45...44...Sunset
05:09:43 PM...10...17...10...06...Separation burn No. 2
05:15:03 PM...10...17...15...26...Sunrise

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