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STS-88

successSpace Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-88

STS-88 was the first Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour, and took the first American module, the Unity node, to the station.

Overview

Date / time
December 4, 1998 at 08:35 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Mission
STS-88
Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Space Shuttle →
Launch provider
United Space Alliance →

Payloads deployed · 4

ISS (UNITY)
LEO
MIGHTYSAT 1
LEO
SAC-A
LEO
STS 88
LEO