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Launch Pad 39B NASA Kennedy Space Center |
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Lift Off ! <EST> 14:46 November 19. maximum 3G force on astronauts |
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Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) burn out and separation 2minutes after liftoff attitude 45km |
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External Tank Separation 9 minutes after liftoff |
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Orbit Insertion Altitude 280km Inclination 28.50o Shuttle will circle the Earth in 90 minutes |
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On orbit Operation USMP-4 Experiments Deploy/retrieval of SPARTAN Extravehicular Activity (EVA) <CST> First EVA 6:02 p.m. Nov. 24. to 1:45 a.m. Nov. 25 (7 hour and 43 minute) Second EVA 3:09 a.m. to 8:09 a.m. Dec. 3. (4 hour and 49 minute) |
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Entry into Earth's atmosphere approximately 30 minutes before landing |
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Landing NASA Kennedy Space Center <EST> 07:20, December 5 |
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Last Updated : October 16, 1997
| STS-87 Mission
Overview | Mission Objectives
| Flight Result |
| Crew of STS-87 | EVA
by STS-87 Crew |
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