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February 7, 2001

Launch Day
 
2001 Year at a Glance

Status Reports

 February Status Reports
 
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This is an orbiter processing report and does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of upcoming Space Shuttle flights.  Visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions.
 

MISSION: STS-98 -- 7th ISS Flight (5A) - U.S. Laboratory
Vehicle Atlantis/OV-104
Location on orbit
Target KSC Launch Date/Time Feb. 7, 2001 at 6:13:02 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)
Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted-off from KSC's Launch Pad 39A today at 6:13:02 p.m. EST. The launch team successfully troubleshot a minor issue with one of the orbiter's multiplexer-demultiplexers located in the aft compartment leading to a launch about 2 minutes later than initially targeted. 

Also, weather conditions at the Transoceanic Abort Landing sites had improved by launch time allowing Atlantis and a 5-member crew to begin the 102nd Shuttle mission in history and the 23rd flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. 

KSC's two solid rocket booster recovery ships, Freedom Star and Liberty Star, deployed into the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday afternoon. Booster recovery operations begin tomorrow and the ships are expected to return to Port Canaveral Friday afternoon with both boosters in tow.
 

Status reports and other NASA publications are available on the World Wide Web at:  http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/kscpao.htm. Information about the countdown and mission can be accessed electronically via the Internet at:  http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/shuttle/countdown/ and at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/
 
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