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3A

Flight 6 - 3A

Launch Date:
5. Oct. 2000
Launch Vehicle:
US Space Shuttle: STS-92
Elements:
Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) Z1, PMA-3, Ku-band commnuciations systmem, Control Moment Gyros (CMGs)
  • ITS Z1 is an early exterior framework to allow first U.S. solar arrays on flight 4A to be temporarily installed on Unity for early power.
  • Ku-band communication system supports early science capability and U.S. television on 6A.
  • CMGs provide non-propulsive (electrically powered) attitude control when activated on 5A.
  • PMA-3 provides shuttle docking port for solar array installation on 4A, Lab installation on 5A.