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MISSION:
STS-99 -- Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
(SRTM) |
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| VEHICLE |
Endeavour/OV-105
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| LOCATION |
Pad 39A |
| TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
No earlier than January 31, 2000 at 12:47 p.m. EST |
| TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
February 11, 2000 at 4:52 p.m. EST |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
2 hours and 2 minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
11 days and 4 hours |
| CREW |
Kregel, Gorie, Kavandi, Voss, Mohri, Thiele
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| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
126 nautical miles/57 degrees |
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| Work in
progress |
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Shuttle managers confirmed today that the launch of
Space Shuttle Endeavour remains on schedule for Jan. 31 at 12:47 p.m. After a
final review of data gathered on a defective main engine fuel pump seal from
orbiter Discovery, engineers determined that Endeavour's main engine fuel pumps
are safe for flight. The analysis indicates that the possibility of having a
defective seal onboard Endeavour is very unlikely. The standard pre-tanking
mission management team meeting occurs at 3:30 a.m. tomorrow and loading of the
external tank with about 500,000 gallons of liquid propellant is slated to begin
at about 4:30 a.m.
Shuttle weather forecasters now
indicate a 40 percent chance of favorable weather on Monday. The forecast calls
for scattered to broken clouds at 3,000 feet, and broken clouds at 10,000 and
25,000 feet; visibility at 7 miles; winds from the northwest at 12 peaking to 16
knots; temperature at 62 degrees F; relative humidity at 60 percent; dewpoint at
48 degrees F; and the possibility of rain showers in the area. The primary
concerns are low cloud ceilings, the possibility of thick clouds and the chance
of showers.
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| Processing
Milestones |
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Rotating
Service Structure retracted |
Jan.
30 at about 6:30 p.m. |
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External
tank loading |
Jan. 31,
4:30 - 7:30 a.m. |
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SUMMARY
OF BUILT-IN HOLDS FOR STS-99 |
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T-TIME |
LENGTH OF HOLD |
HOLD BEGINS |
HOLD ENDS |
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T-27 hours |
4 hours |
9:30 a.m. Sat. |
1:30 p.m. Sat. |
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T-19 hours |
4 hours |
9:30 a.m. Sat. |
1:30 p.m. Sat. |
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T-11 hours |
12 hours, 57 minutes |
9:30 a.m. Sun. |
10:27 p.m. Sun. |
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T-6 hours |
1 hour |
3:27 a.m. Mon. |
4:27 a.m. Mon. |
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T-3 hours |
2 hours |
7:27 a.m. Mon. |
9:27 a.m. Mon. |
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T-20 minutes |
10 minutes |
12:07 p.m. Mon. |
12:17 p.m. Mon. |
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T-9 minutes |
10 minutes |
12:28 p.m. Mon. |
12:38 p.m. Mon. |
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CREW
FOR MISSION STS-99 |
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| POSITION |
NAME |
| Commander
(CDR) |
Kevin
Kregel |
| Pilot
(PLT) |
Dom
Gorie |
| Mission
Specialist (MS1) |
Gerhard
Thiele |
| Mission
Specialist (MS2) |
Janet
Kavandi |
| Mission
Specialist (MS3) |
Janice
Voss |
| Mission
Specialist (MS4) |
Mamoru
Mohri |
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SUMMARY
OF STS-99 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES
Monday, Jan. 31 |
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| 12:30 a.m. |
Wake up Blue
Team (PLT, MS3 and MS4) |
| 1:00 a.m. |
Blue Team
breakfast |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Wake up Red
Team (CDR, MS1 and MS2) |
| 8:22 a.m.* |
Blue Team
lunch/Red Team breakfast and photo |
| 8:52 a.m. |
Weather
briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2) |
| 8:52 a.m.* |
Don launch
and entry suits (MS1, MS3 & MS4) |
| 9:02 a.m.* |
Don launch
and entry suits (CDR, PLT, MS2) |
| 9:32 a.m.* |
Depart for
Launch Pad 39A |
| 10:02 a.m.* |
Arrive at
white room and begin ingress |
| 11:17 a.m.* |
Close crew
hatch |
| 12:47 p.m.* |
Launch |
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*Televised
events (times may vary slightly)
All times Eastern
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