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| VEHICLE |
Endeavour/OV-105
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| LOCATION |
Pad 39A |
| TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
Feb.
11, 2000 at 12:30 p.m. EST |
| TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
Feb.
22, 2000 at 4:38 p.m. EST |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
2
hours and 10 minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
11
days, 4 hours and 8 minutes |
| CREW |
Kregel, Gorie, Kavandi, Voss, Mohri, Thiele
|
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
126 nautical miles/57 degrees |
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| Work in
progress |
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At Launch Pad 39A, workers completed Shuttle
Endeavour's aft compartment close-outs yesterday and the standard aft confidence
test concluded last night. Preparations are under way to pickup the launch
countdown at the T-43-hour mark at 5:30 p.m. today.
After a thorough inspection, Shuttle engineers
determined today that a scuffed cable, located in the forward skirt of the left
solid rocket booster, is safe for launch. A functional test of the booster
ignitor's safe and arm device is scheduled to occur tomorrow. This standard
countdown test gives engineers confidence that the device is functioning as
expected.
Official forecasts indicate an 80 percent chance
that weather will be favorable for Friday's launch attempt. The forecast calls
for clouds to be scattered at 3,000 and 25,000 feet; visibility at 7 miles;
winds southwest at 14 peaking to 20 knots; temperature at 70 degrees F; relative
humidity at 53 percent; dew point at 52 degrees F; and zero chance of
precipitation. The forecast calls for weather to worsen over the next two days.
The 24-hour and 48-hour delay forecasts indicate a 30 percent chance of
favorable weather on Feb. 12 and 13.
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| Processing
Milestones |
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Shuttle
pyrotechnic initiator controller test |
Feb. 9 |
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Load
orbiter with cryogenic reactants |
Feb. 9 |
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Rotating
Service Structure retracted |
Feb. 10
at about 6:30 p.m. |
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External
tank loading |
Feb. 11,
4:10 a.m. – 7:10 a.m. |
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