Mission Payloads
The primary payload for the STS-116 mission was the P5 Truss segment of the International Space Station. The shuttle also carried a Spacehab Logistics Module to resupply the ISS, and an Integrated Cargo Carrier with four sub-satellites, which were deployed after undocking from the ISS: the ANDE technology demonstrator, developed by the Naval Research Laboratory, and three CubeSats (RAFT-1 and MARScom for the United States Naval Academy, and MEPSI 2A/2B for DARPA). It was the first Shuttle mission to deploy satellites since STS-113 in 2002.
| Location | Cargo | Mass | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay 1–2 | Orbiter Docking System | 1,800 kilograms (4,000 lb)? | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bay 3 | Tunnel Adapter | 112 kilograms (250 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bay 4–5 | Spacehab Logistics Module | 5,399 kilograms (11,900 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bay 5P? | APCU (Assembly Power Converter Unit) (28VDC-to-124VDC)
with SPDU (Station Power Distribution Unit) |
2 x 35 kilograms (77 lb)
20 kilograms (44 lb) |
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| Bay 7–8 | Truss segment P5 | 1,860 kilograms (4,100 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bay 11–12 |
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total 2,942 kilograms (6,490 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sill | OBSS (Orbital Boom Sensor System) 202 | 450 kilograms (990 lb)? | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sill | RMS 303 | 390 kilograms (860 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total 12,500 kilograms (28,000 lb) |
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