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MISSION: STS-98 -- 7th ISS Flight (5A) - U.S. Laboratory |
| Vehicle | Atlantis/OV-104 |
| Location | on orbit |
| KSC Launch Date/Time | Feb. 7, 2001 at 6:13:02 p.m. EST |
| Target KSC Landing Date/Time | Feb. 19, 2001 at about 1:27 p.m. EST |
| Launch Window | less than 5 minutes |
| Mission Duration | 11 days, 19 hours and 53 minutes |
| Crew | Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins |
| Orbit Altitude and Inclination | 173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle Processing Note (mission processing summary) |
| Mission managers determined the crosswinds at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) were too high to permit a safe landing of Atlantis today. As a result, managers decided to extend the STS-98 mission 24 hours. At decision time today, winds at the SLF were peaking to 24 knots, well beyond the 15-knot crosswind limit. Landing is now set to occur at KSC on Monday, Feb. 19 at 1:27 p.m. EST. The deorbit burn is scheuled to take place at 12:21 p.m. EST. A second landing opportunity exists at KSC tomorrow at 3:03 p.m. The weather forecast at KSC tomorrow is better than today with high pressure dominating weather over Florida. There is some threat of low clouds from the easterly wind flow, but otherwise conditions appear favorable for landing. Clouds will be scattered at 4,000 feet, and winds will be from the east-southeast at 12 knots gusting to 18 knots. |
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02/18/2001 |
Curator: Kay Grinter (Kay.Grinter-1@ksc.nasa.gov)
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