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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1996 (11:11 AM EST) MISSION: STS-75 -- TETHERED SATELLITE-1R & USMP-3 VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102 LOCATION: Vehicle Assembly Building TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Feb. 22 at 3:18 p.m. LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: March 7 at 7:32 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 13 days, 16 hours CREW SIZE: 7 ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 184 statute miles/28.45 degrees NOTE: Access to the orbiter’s aft engine compartment is complete and the Shuttle interface verification test is underway. The payload has been transferred into the Payload Changeout Room at the pad and is awaiting Columbia’s arrival Monday. IN WORK TODAY: * Shuttle interface verification test * Preparations for roll out to pad 39B KEY STS-75 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): * Roll out to pad 39B (first motion at about 3 a.m. on Monday) * Hot fire auxiliary power units (Tuesday) * Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Feb. 1-2) * Flight readiness review (Feb. 9) MISSION: STS-76 -- 3rd MIR DOCKING VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104 LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: March 21 at about 3:34 a.m. LAUNCH WINDOW: about 6 minutes TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: March 30 at about 7:39 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 9 days CREW SIZE: 6 up -- 5 down ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 184 statute miles/51.6 degrees NOTE: Pre-installation check-outs of the Orbiter Docking System continue in work today. The ODS will be installed tonight. All three main engines are mechanically installed. Electrical hook-ups continue today. KEY STS-76 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): * Inertial measurement unit functional checks (Monday) * Crew equipment interface test (Feb. 8) MISSION: STS-77 -- SPACEHAB-4 & SPARTAN 207 VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105 LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 TARGET LAUNCH DATE/TIME: May 16 at 6:32 a.m. TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: May 26 at 8:42 a.m. MISSION DURATION: 10 days CREW SIZE: 6 ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 176 statute miles/39 degrees NOTE: Preparations are underway for the removal of the OAST-Flyer and the Japanese satellite retrieved during mission STS-72. The payloads are scheduled to be lifted out of the orbiter’s mid-body Saturday. Tests of the Flash Evaporator System revealed no serious problems and indications are the system will not have to be replaced. Leak checks will continue through next week. IN WORK TODAY: * Preparations to deservice hypergolic reactants KEY STS-77 OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): * Remove payloads (Saturday) * Complete hypergolic deservicing (Jan. 31) * Remove main engines (Feb. 16)