MISSION: STS-101 -- 3rd ISS Flight (2A.2a) - SPACEHAB DM |
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| VEHICLE |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
| LOCATION |
Launch Pad 39A |
| TARGET KSC
LAUNCH DATE/TIME |
May 19, 2000 at
about 6:12 a.m. EDT |
| TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME |
May 29, 2000 at about 2:19 a.m. |
| LAUNCH WINDOW |
5 minutes |
| MISSION DURATION |
9 days, 20 hours, 7 minutes |
| CREW |
Halsell, Horowitz, Weber, Williams, Voss, Helms, Usachev |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION |
173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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| NOTE |
| Preparations for the
launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis are proceeding very well with the launch team working no
significant technical issues. At the launch pad this morning, workers completed final
efforts to stow the flight crew’s equipment aboard Atlantis. The Rotating Service
Structure moved away from the Shuttle just after 1 p.m., and operations to load the
external tank begin tonight as early as 8:47 p.m. Weather forecasters indicate
0 percent chance of weather prohibiting launch on Friday. The forecast calls for few
clouds at 3,000 feet and 4,500 feet; visibility at 7 miles; winds from the southeast at 6
peaking to 10 knots; temperature at 74 degrees F; dew point at 65 degrees F; and relative
humidity at 74 percent. The forecast for a 24-hour launch delay indicates a 10 percent
chance of weather prohibiting launch on Saturday.
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