John F. Kennedy Space Center - Shuttle Status Reports

January 12, 2001


2001 Year at a Glance	Status Reports	January Status Reports

Note

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	Launch Pad 39A
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	Jan. 19, 2001 at about 2:11 a.m. EST
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	Jan. 29, 2001 at about 9:51 p.m. EST
Launch Window	less than 5 minutes
Mission Duration	10 days, 19 hours and 40 minutes
Crew	Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins
Orbit Altitude and Inclination	177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note (mission processing summary)

At Launch Pad 39A, final preparations for the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis continue to go well. Shuttle main engine flight readiness testing is complete and the recently installed space suits have been checked for flight.

Orbiter hydraulic testing concludes today. Technicians will continue external tank and solid rocket booster closeouts through the weekend. Orbiter aft compartment closeouts are in work through Tuesday. Shuttle ordnance installation is slated to begin Saturday.

Atlantis' payload bay doors were slated for closure on Wednesday of this week, but final measurements of the elbow camera clearance revealed only a one-inch clearance from the U.S. Lab payload. The necessary adjustments have been made and follow-up measurements are under final engineering review. Managers expect payload bay doors to be closed for flight tonight. The delay in door closure has no impact on the remainder of the processing flow.

SUMMARY OF BUILT-IN HOLDS FOR STS-98

T-TIME	LENGTH OF HOLD	HOLD BEGINS	HOLD ENDS
T-27 hours	4 hours	9:30 p.m. Tues.	1:30 a.m. Wed.
T-19 hours	4 hours	9:30 a.m. Wed.	1:30 p.m. Wed.
T-11 hours	12 hours, 45 minutes	9:30 p.m. Wed.	10:15 a.m. Thurs.
T-6 hours	2 hours	3:15 p.m. Thurs.	5:15 p.m. Thurs.
T-3 hours	2 hours	8:15 p.m. Thurs.	10:15 p.m. Thurs.
T-20 minutes	10 minutes	12:55 a.m. Fri.	1:05 a.m. Fri.
T-9 minutes	about 45 minutes	1:16 a.m. Fri.	2:01 a.m. Fri.

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

Thursday, Jan. 18

2:30 p.m.	Crew wake up
3:00 p.m.	Breakfast
8:00 p.m.	Lunch
*9:10 p.m.	Photo opportunity
9:40 p.m.	Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2)
9:40 p.m.	Don flight suits (MS1, MS3)
*9:50 p.m.	Don flight suits (CDR, PLT, MS2)
*10:20 p.m.	Depart for launch pad
*10:50 p.m.	Arrive at white room and begin ingress

Friday, Jan. 19

*12:05 a.m. Close crew hatch

*2:11 a.m. Launch

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

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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