John F. Kennedy Space Center - Shuttle Status Reports

February 6, 2001

Launch-1 Day


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MISSION: STS-98 -- 7th ISS Flight (5A) - U.S. Laboratory

Vehicle	Atlantis/OV-104
Location	Launch Pad 39A
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	Feb. 7, 2001 at 6:11 p.m. EST
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	Feb. 18, 2001 at about 12:58 p.m. EST
Launch Window	less than 5 minutes
Mission Duration	10 days, 18 hours and 47 minutes
Crew	Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins
Orbit Altitude and Inclination	177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note (mission processing summary)

The KSC launch team proceeds on schedule with STS-98 launch preparations. Last night, workers loaded cryogenic reactants into Space Shuttle Atlantis' onboard storage tanks. Shuttle pyrotechnic tests concluded yesterday afternoon.

At the launch pad early this morning, the orbiter's midbody umbilical unit was demated and the sound suppression system water tank was filled. Final Shuttle main engine preparations are in work. Flight crew equipment late stow remains scheduled for this evening, and the Rotating Service Structure moves away from Shuttle Atlantis tonight at 10 p.m.

Early tomorrow, engineers will activate Atlantis' three fuel cells and switch the orbiter's purge air to gaseous nitrogen. Loading of the external tank is schedule to begin at about 9:16 a.m. Wednesday and proceeds into a stable replenish mode about three hours later.

Forecasters indicate a 10 percent chance of weather violating launch commit criteria on Wednesday. The forecast calls for few clouds at 3,000 and 25,000 feet; visibility at 7 miles; launch pad winds from the east-southeast at 8 peaking to 14 knots; Shuttle Landing Facility winds at 7 peaking to 12 knots; temperature at 68 degrees F; dewpoint 56 degrees F; relative humidity at 65 percent and a slight chance of coastal showers. The 24-hour delay forecast predicts a 20 percent chance of weather violation.

SUMMARY OF BUILT-IN HOLDS FOR STS-98

   T-TIME        LENGTH OF HOLD                 HOLD BEGINS             HOLD ENDS
T-27 hours              4 hours                              2 p.m. Mon.                6 p.m. Mon.
T-19 hours              4 hours                              2 a.m. Tues.               6 a.m. Tues.
T-11 hours      12 hours, 16 minutes                  2 p.m. Tues.             2:16 a.m. Wed.
T-6 hours               2 hours                            7:16 a.m. Wed.           9:16 a.m. Wed.
T-3 hours               2 hours                          12:16 p.m. Wed.            2:16 p.m. Wed.
T-20 minutes      10 minutes                          4:56 p.m. Wed.            5:06 p.m. Wed.
T-9 minutes       about 45 minutes                  5:17 p.m. Wed.            6:02 p.m. Wed.

CREW FOR MISSION STS-98
Commander (CDR):             Kenneth Cockrell
Pilot (PLT):                         Mark Polansky
Mission Specialist (MS1):    Robert Curbeam
Mission Specialist (MS2):    Marsha Ivins
Mission Specialist (MS3):    Thomas Jones

SUMMARY OF STS-98 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES

Wednesday, Feb. 7

6:30 a.m.     Crew wake up
7 a.m.          Breakfast
7:30 a.m.     Medical Checks
12:30 p.m.   Lunch
*1:10 p.m.    Photo opportunity
1:41 p.m.     Weather Briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2)
1:41 p.m.     Don flight suits (MS1, MS3)
*1:51 p.m.    Don flight suits (CDR, PLT, MS2)
*2:21 p.m.    Depart for launch pad
*2:51 p.m.    Arrive at white room and begin ingress
*4:06 p.m.    Close crew hatch
*6:11 p.m.    Launch

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

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