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Launch Pad 39A
NASA
Kennedy Space Center
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Lift Off !
<EST>
12:44 p.m. February 11, 2000
<JST>
2:44 a.m. February 12, 2000
Maximum 3G force
on astronauts
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Solid Rocket Booster
(SRB) burn out and
separation
2minutes after liftoff
Altitude 45km
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External Tank
Separation
9 minutes after liftoff
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Orbit Insertion
Altitude 127 nautical miles
Inclination 57o
Shuttle will circle the Earth
in 90 minutes
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Mission Activities
| Flight day 1 |
Activate SRTM
Extend SRTM Mast
Start observation by SRTM from ninth revolution.
Deploy and check out external antenna
Checkout SRTM |
Flight day 2
thru 10 |
Observation by SRTM |
| Flight day 11 |
Restore external antenna and SRTM Mast.
Deactivate SRTM
SRTM observation until 168th orbit. |
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NASA/JPL/Caltec |
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Entry into Earth's
atmosphere
Approximately 30 minutes
before landing
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Landing
NASA Kennedy Space Center
<EST>
6:23 p.m. February 22, 2000
<JST>
6:23 a.m. February 22, 2000
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