Difference between revisions of "External Tank Laboratory"

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| insignia_caption      =  
 
| insignia_caption      =  
 
| insignia_alt          =  
 
| insignia_alt          =  
| sign = ''Bravo''
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| sign       = ''Echo''
| crew = 6
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| crew       = 6
| launch = 2010-''2011''
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| launch     = 2010-''2011''
 
| launch_pad = [[Mid-Pacific Launch Center|MPLC]] LC-1,<br/>[[Wikipedia:Kennedy Space Center|KSC]] [[Wikipedia:Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39|LC-39]]
 
| launch_pad = [[Mid-Pacific Launch Center|MPLC]] LC-1,<br/>[[Wikipedia:Kennedy Space Center|KSC]] [[Wikipedia:Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39|LC-39]]
| mass = TBD
 
| length = 73&nbsp;m (240&nbsp;ft)<br/><small>from PMA-1 to External Tank Laboratory</small>
 
| width = 108.5&nbsp;m (356&nbsp;ft)<br/><small>along truss, arrays extended</small>
 
| height = c. 20&nbsp;m (c. 66&nbsp;ft)<br/><small>nadir–zenith, arrays forward–aft</small>
 
| volume = c. TBD
 
| pressure = TBD
 
 
| perigee = 336&nbsp;km altitude (220&nbsp;nmi)
 
| perigee = 336&nbsp;km altitude (220&nbsp;nmi)
 
| apogee = 346&nbsp;km altitude (230&nbsp;nmi)
 
| apogee = 346&nbsp;km altitude (230&nbsp;nmi)
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| decay = 2 km/month
 
| decay = 2 km/month
 
| NSSDC_ID = 2010-099A
 
| NSSDC_ID = 2010-099A
| as_of = 27 November 2009<br/>(unless noted otherwise)
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| as_of = 27 November 2010<br/>(unless noted otherwise)
 
| stats_ref =
 
| stats_ref =
 
| configuration_image    =  
 
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Revision as of 00:14, 7 November 2010

External Tank Laboratory
File:BravoStation.jpg
The External Tank Laboratory as seen from Space Shuttle Liberty on 17 May 2010 during STS-12W.
Station statistics
NSSDC ID:2010-099A
Call sign:Echo
Crew:6
Launch:2010-2011
Launch pad:MPLC LC-1,
KSC LC-39
Perigee:336 km altitude (220 nmi)
Apogee:346 km altitude (230 nmi)
Orbit inclination:51.64 degrees
Average speed:7,706.6 m/s
(27,743.8 km/h, 17,239.2 mph)
Orbital period:c. 93 minutes
Days in orbit:5749
(4 February)
Days occupied:5749
(4 February)
Number of orbits:c.
(4 February)
Orbital decay:2 km/month
Statistics as of 27 November 2010
(unless noted otherwise)