MISSION: STS-86 -- 7th MIR DOCKING & SPACEHAB DM

STS-86 images

• VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
• LOCATION: Pad 39A
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Sept. 25 at about 10:34 p.m.
• LAUNCH WINDOW: about 10 minutes
• MIR DOCKING TIME: Sept. 27 at 5:30 p.m. EDT
• UNDOCKING TIME: Oct. 3 at 11:46 a.m. EDT
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Oct. 5 at about 7:00 p.m.
• MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 20 hours, 22 minutes
• CREW: Wetherbee, Bloomfield, Parazynski, Titov, Chretien, Lawrence, Wolf (up), Foale (down)
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: The loading of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis began at 2:45 p.m. The start of tanking was delayed slightly more than an hour due to a software problem in the firing room computer which monitors the loading of liquid hydrogen. The concern has been resolved and the time of launch tonight will not be affected by this issue.

The weather forecast for tonight's launch remains unchanged with only a 20% chance of not meeting the weather criteria due to a slight chance of showers. At launch time the temperature will be approximately 80 degrees, humidity 77%, and SSW winds 8-12 knots.

The seven astronauts will begin donning their launch and entry suits at approximately 6 p.m. and depart for the launch pad at 6:45 p.m. for the 20-minute ride to Pad 39-A. The hatch to Space Shuttle Atlantis will be closed for flight at 8:30 p.m.

Launch of Atlantis remains targeted to occur at approximately 10:34 p.m. this evening. The exact launch time will be established during the hold at T-9 minutes based on the current orbit of the Mir space station.

The latest report from the Mir this afternoon is that everything is functioning normally and that the attitude control is stable.

T-TIME           LENGTH OF HOLD            HOLD BEGINS          HOLD ENDS

T-11 hours	24 hours, 39 minutes	 6:00 a.m. Wed.	     6:39 a.m. Thurs.
T-6  hours	 2 hours		11:39 a.m. Thurs.    1:39 p.m. Thurs.
T-3  hours	 2 hours		 4:39 p.m. Thurs.    6:39 a.m. Thurs.
T-20 minutes	10 minutes		 9:19 p.m. Thurs.    9:29 p.m. Thurs.
T-9  minutes	about 45 minutes	 9:40 p.m. Thurs.   10:25 p.m. Thurs.

         Commander (CDR):	James Wetherbee
             Pilot (PLT):	Mike Bloomfield
Mission Specialist (MS1):	Vladimir Titov
Mission Specialist (MS2):	Scott Parazynski
Mission Specialist (MS3):	Jean-Loup Chretien
Mission Specialist (MS4):	Wendy Lawrence
Mission Specialist (MS5):	Dave Wolf (up)
Mission Specialist (MS6):	Michael Foale (down)

Thursday, September 25 

  10:30 a.m.	Wake up 
  11:05 a.m.	Breakfast
   4:30 p.m.	Lunch
  *5:34 p.m.	Snack and Crew Photo (All)
   6:04 p.m.	Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2)
   6:04 p.m.	Don launch and entry suits (MS1, MS3, MS4, MS5)
   6:14 p.m.	Don launch and entry suits (CDR, PLT, MS2)
*  6:30 p.m.	Crew suiting photo 
*  6:44 p.m.	Depart for launch pad 39A
*  7:14 p.m.	Arrive at white room and begin ingress
*  8:29 p.m.	Close crew hatch
* 10:34 p.m.	Launch

* Televised events (times may vary slightly)
All times Eastern

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