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STS-70 (Flight # 70) 13-22 July 1995

Discovery (21)

Crew:
    Terence T. Henricks [3], Commander
    Kevin R. Kregel [1], Pilot
    Nancy J. Currie [2], Mission Specialist
    Donald A. Thomas [2], Mission Specialist
    Mary Ellen Weber [1], Mission Specialist

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (28)
    Date: 13 July 1995
    Time: 13:41:55 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 160 nm (184 statute miles)
    Inclination: 28.45 degrees
    Orbits: 143
    Duration: 8 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes, 5 seconds
    Distance: 3.7 million miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (24)
    Date: 22 July 1995
    Time: 12:02:00 UTC
    Rollout: 57 seconds (2,580 meters, 8,465 feet)

Highlights:
    Deployed a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite.