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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.