Editor's Note: The launch window for STS-128 is 10 minutes long, centered on the moment when Earth's rotation carries the pad into the plane of the space station's orbit. To optimize ascent performance, NASA targets the "in-plane" time.

DATE.......WINDOW OPEN...IN PLANE......WINDOW CLOSE..DOCKING

08/25/09...01:31:05 AM...01:36:05 AM...01:41:05 AM...FD 3

08/26/09...01:05:21 AM...01:10:21 AM...01:15:21 AM...FD 3
.......................................01:18:34 AM...FD 4

08/27/09...12:42:49 AM...12:47:49 AM...12:52:49 AM...FD 3

08/28/09...12:17:07 AM...12:22:07 AM...12:27:07 AM...FD 3*
...........12:20:20 AM...12:25:20 AM...12:30:20 AM...FD 4

08/28/09...11:54:35 PM...11:59:35 PM...12:04:35 AM...FD 3

08/29/09...11:28:53 PM...11:33:53 PM...11:38:53 PM...FD 3*
...........11:32:06 PM...11:37:06 PM...11:42:06 PM...FD 4

08/30/09...11:06:21 PM...11:11:21 PM...11:16:21 PM...FD 3

08/31/09...10:40:40 PM...10:45:40 PM...10:50:40 PM...FD 3*
...........10:43:52 PM...10:48:52 PM...10:53:52 PM...FD 4

09/01/09...10:18:07 PM...10:23:07 PM...10:28:07 PM...FD 3

*FD-3 under review