Assembly Flight 3A
   Assembly Flight 2A.2b Assembly Flight 2R  
Launch Date: October 12, 2000 COMPLETED
Launch Vehicle: US Space Shuttle Discovery: STS-92
Elements: Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) Z1
Pressurized Mating Adapter - 3 (PMA-3)
Ku-band Communications System
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.

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