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STS-85 (Flight # 86) 7-19 August 1997

Discovery (23)

Crew:
    Curtis L. Brown, Jr. [4], Commander
    Kent V. Rominger [3], Pilot
    N. Jan Davis [3], Mission Specialist
    Robert L. Curbeam [1], Mission Specialist
    Stephen K. Robinson [1], Mission Specialist
    Bjarni Tryggvason [1], Payload Specialist (Canada/CSA)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (50)
    Date: 7 August 1997
    Time: 14:41:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 160 nm
    Inclination: 57.0 degrees
    Orbits: 190
    Duration: 11 days, 20 hours, 26 minutes, 59 seconds
    Distance: 4.7 million miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (39)
    Date: 19 August 1997
    Time: 11:07:59 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 8 seconds (2,680 meters, 8,792 feet)

Highlights:
    A free flying payload was deployed and retrieved. Middle atmosphere research was performed.