# Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-102

**URL:** <https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103-sts-102/32586>\
**Category:** Archivio lanci\
**Tags:** sts, nasa, lanci-con-equipaggio, space-shuttle, discovery, lanci-usa, lanci-2001\
**Created:** [7 Marzo 2001, 11:42am UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103-sts-102/32586 "2001-03-07T11:42:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [7 Marzo 2001, 11:42am UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103-sts-102/32586/1 "2001-03-07T11:42:00Z")

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> **Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-102**
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> **Starts:** 8 Marzo 2001, 11:42am (Etc/UTC)\
> **Località:** www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/28.6271123/-80.6210150&layers=N\
> **Link:** <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TMdRU7pScY>

### Patch della missione

 ![](https://discourse-data-fra.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/f/2/f2a5d69f12a7d58c5f31020f4de9d79cb515ee7a.png)

### Informazioni sulla missione

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Lancio | 2001-03-08T11:42:09 |
| Esito | **SUCCESSO** |
| Tipo missione | Esplorazione umana |
| Orbita | Orbita bassa terrestre (LEO) |
| Rampa | Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA (USA) [🗺](http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.62711233&mlon=-80.62101503&zoom=20) |

### Equipaggio

| ↑↓ | Nome | &nbsp; | Affiliazione | Ruolo |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ↑ | [James S. Voss](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/30806) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [Jim Wetherbee](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31501) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Comandante |
| ↑ | [Susan Helms](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/30807) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [Andy Thomas](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31264) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑ | [Yury Usachov](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/30975) | 🇷🇺 | RFSA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [James M. Kelly](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/30755) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Pilota |
| ↑↓ | [Paul W. Richards](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31572) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↓ | [William Shepherd](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/30804) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↓ | [Sergej Konstantinovič Krikalëv](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/30863) | 🇷🇺 | RFSA | Specialista di missione |
| ↓ | [Jurij Pavlovič Gidzenko](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31313) | 🇷🇺 | RFSA | Specialista di missione |

### Veicolo spaziale

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Nome | [Space Shuttle Discovery](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/40076) seriale OV-103 |
| Destinazione | International Space Station |
| Configurazione | Space Shuttle |
| Trasporto equipaggi | Sì |
| Dimensioni | altezza 56,10 m  
diametro 8,70 m |
| Numero passeggeri | Fino a 7 persone |
| Capacità di carico | 27.500 kg |

### Lanciatore

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Nome | Space Shuttle[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle) |
| Costruttore | National Aeronautics and Space Administration [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration) [Info](https://www.nasa.gov) |
| Fornitore servizi di lancio | United Space Alliance [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Space_Alliance) [Info](https://www.unitedspacealliance.com/) |
| Primo volo | 1981-04-12 |
| Numero stadi | 2 |
| Altezza | 56,10 m |
| Diametro | 8,00 m |
| Peso al lancio | 2.030 t |
| Spinta al decollo | 28.200 kN |
| Capacità di carico | LEO: 27.500 kg  
GTO: - |
| Successi/Lanci totali | 133/135 (22 consecutivi) |
| Booster | None |

### Video

- Recap: [STS-102 launch (3-8-01)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TMdRU7pScY) (3210andLiftoff)

Ultimo aggiornamento: 2026-09-09T21:58:24 con AstronautiBOT 2026.09.07 - Fonte: [LaunchLibrary2 API](https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/8a5af736-6a77-4baa-a436-16b79928de8e/?format=json)

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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.