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| STS-87 (Flight # 88) | 19 November - 5 December 1997 | Columbia (24) |
Crew:
Kevin
R. Kregel [3], Commander
Steven
W. Lindsey [1], Pilot
Winston
E. Scott [2], Mission Specialist
Kalpana
Chawla [1], Mission Specialist
Takao Doi
[1], Mission Specialist (Japan/NASDA)
Leonid
K. Kadenyuk [1], Payload Specialist (Ukraine)
Launch:
Pad: 39-B (37)
Date: 19 November 1997
Time: 19:46:00 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 150 nm
Inclination: 28.45 degrees
Orbits: 252
Duration: 15 days, 16 hours, 34 minutes, 4 seconds
Distance: 6.5 million miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (41)
Date: 5 December 1997
Time: 12:20:04 UTC
Rollout: 57 seconds (2,440 meters, 8,004 feet)
Highlights:
This was the fourth flight of the U.S. Microgravity Payload. Another
payload was deployed, but to maneuver properly. It was retrieved, but not without
difficulty. A lengthy EVA was performed to capture the satellite manually.