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STS-106 (Flight # 99) 8-20 September 2000

Atlantis (22)

Crew:
    Terrance W. Wilcutt [4], Commander
    Scott D. Altman [2], Pilot
    Daniel C. Burbank [1], Mission Specialist
    Edward T. Lu [2], Mission Specialist
    Richard A. Mastracchio [1], Mission Specialist
    Yuri I. Malenchenko [2], Mission Specialist (Russia)
    Boris V. Morukov [1], Mission Specialist (Russia)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (43)
    Date: 8 September 2000
    Time: 12:45:47 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 173 nm
    Inclination: 51.6 degrees
    Orbits: 185
    Duration: 11 days, 19 hours, 12 minutes, 14 seconds
    Distance: 4.9 million miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, FL (52)
    Date: 20 September 2000
    Time: 07:58:01 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 13 seconds (2,782 meters, 9,127 feet)

Highlights:
    4th Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-2A.2b

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