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STS-99

STS-99 [Flight # 97]
11-22 February 2000

Crew:
    Kevin Kregel [4], Commander
    Dominic Gorie [2], Pilot
    Janet Kavandi [2], Mission Specialist
    Janice Voss [5], Mission Specialist
    Mamoru Mohri [2], Mission Specialist (Japan)
    Gerhard Thiele [1], Mission Specialist (Germany)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A [54]
    Date: 11 February 2000
    Time: 17:43:40 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 126 nm
    Inclination: 57 degrees
    Orbits: 181
    Duration: 11 days, 5 hours, 38 minutes, 43 seconds
    Distance: 4,700,000 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL [50]
    Date: 22 February 2000
    Time: 23:22:23 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 2 seconds (3,031 meters, 9,943 feet)

Highlights:
    Mission collected data for a detailed topographical map of all land masses between 56 degrees south latitude and 60 degrees north latitude. Necessary equipment was mounted on a Spacelab pallet.

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