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| VEHICLE |
Atlantis/OV-104/ |
| LOCATION |
Launch
Pad 39A |
| TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
April
25, 2000 at about 3:52 p.m. |
| TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
May
6, 2000 at about 11:53 p.m. |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
5
minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
10
days, 20 hours and 1 minutes |
| CREW |
Halsell,
Horowitz,
Weber,
Williams,
Voss,
Helms,
Usachev |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
173
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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| Shuttle
Processing Note |
|
During the T-9 minute built-in hold, launch
controllers scrubbed today's launch opportunity because of unacceptable weather
conditions at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Space Shuttle Atlantis remains in
excellent health while the KSC launch team performs the necessary steps for a
24-hour scrub turn around. Tomorrow's launch window opens at 3:52 p.m. and
closes at 3:57 p.m.
Cross winds
at the KSC
Shuttle Landing Facility were the primary weather concern today. Flight rules
require cross winds at the SLF to be no greater than 15 knots in case of a
contingency Shuttle landing. Today, winds gusted above 20 knots through the
intended launch window. Weather officials indicate an 80 percent chance that
weather will prohibit tomorrow's launch attempt. Shuttle managers will reconvene
at 5:45 a.m. tomorrow to review the Shuttle's technical readiness and the
weather outlook before beginning operations to load the external tank. The
forecast improves to a 10 percent chance of weather violation on Wednesday.
|
| Upcoming
Milestones |
|
External
tank loading operations begin |
April 25
at about 6:30 a.m. |
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