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Mission 2 |
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| Crew: 2 | CDR - Joseph H. Engle |
| Plt - Richard H. Truly | |
| Launch | 12 November 1981 @ 1009:59 EST |
| Orbital incl: | 38.03 |
| Max alt: | 262.3 km. |
| Orbits: | 36 |
| Dur: | 2:06:13:12 |
| Landing: | 14 November 1981 @ 1323:11 PST @ Edwards AFB (2nd) |
| Launch Window: | 4 hrs., 40 minutes (7:30 - 12:10 pm) |
| TAL Sites: | Rota, Space (Ejection up to T+2 minutes. |
| AOA site: | Edwards, AFB |
| Primary landing site: | Edwards, AFB, scheduled @ 2:18 pm EST 17 Nov. |
| Landing Speed: | 197 knots (226 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 7,711' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,470,308 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 230,708 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 204,262 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 18,778 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | RMS-201, exercise treadmill, food warmer, sleeping bag (for evaluation), EMU's 1009 & 1010 |
| OSTA-1 (Spacelab pallet - 5,395 lbs) | 1)MAPS (Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellite), 2) SMIRR (Shuttle Multi-spectral Infarared Radiometer), 3) SIR-A (Shuttle Imaging Radar, 4) File (Features Identification and Location Experiment), 5) OCE (Ocean Color Experiment) |
| DFI Structure (11,84 lbs) with IECM, 794 lbs | 1)Mass Spectrometer, 2) Camera/Photometer, 3)Cryogenic quartz crystal microbalance, 4) Temperature controlled quartz crystal microbalance, 5) Optical Effects Module, 6) Passive Sample Array, 7) Cascade Impactor, 8) Air Sampler, 9) Dew Point Hygrometer, 10) Humidity Monitor, 11) Plume Pressure Gauge |
| OEX: | TGH (Tile Gap Heating Effects), CSE (Catalytic Surface Effects), DATE *Dynamic Coefficient Identification Package), IRIS (see STS-1) |
| HBT (Heflex Bioengineering Test), NOSL (Night/Day Optical Survey of Lightning) | |
| Note: One test sample of termal blanket isulation was carried on a wing |
| SSME's: | 2007 (1), 2006 (2), 2005 (3) - all second use. At liftoff 100%, same after throttle-up |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-02/102 & RP-02/101 - all second use |
| ET: | ET-02 (HWT-02) |
| SRB's: | SRM-02 - Booster set successfully recovered |
| Left - 2A | Right - 2B | |||
| New | 010 | Fwd | 011 | New |
| New | 059 | Cyl | 065 | New |
| New | 072 | Cyl | 077 | New |
| New | 078 | Cyl | 080 | New |
| New | 079 | Cyl | 081 | New |
| D-4 | 054 | Cyl | 007 | D-4 |
| D-4 | 055 | Cyl | 013 | D-4 |
| New | 014 | Att | 008 | D-4 |
| New | 025 | Stf | 024 | New |
| New | 026 | Stf | 027 | New |
| New | 008 | Aft | 011 | New |
| 22 April 1981 | ET-02 arrives on dock KSC |
| 29 April 1981 | OV-102 arrives at OPF Bay 1 after ferry flight from Edwards AFB |
| 20 June 1981 | RMS installed on Columbia while in OPF |
| 30 June 1981 | ET/SRB mate |
| 1 July 1981 | OSTA payload is laoded into Columbia cargo bay in the OPF |
| 4 August 1981 | OV-102 rollover from OPF-1 to VAB High Bay 3 for stacking |
| 31 August 1981 | Mated stack transported to Pad 39A |
| 15 September 1981 | TCDT dress rehearsal conducted with crew onboard, also an ET propellant laoding test was conducted |
| 16 September 1981 | New Sound Suppression Water System tested at Pad 39A (water-filled cushions) |
| 22 September 1981 | An N2O4 spill on the orbiter caused a delay in shcedulet 9 October launch (379 tiles were replaced) |
| 31 October 1981 | Original "Call to stations", 73 hr countdown started at 1 am EST |
| 4 November 1981 | First launch attempt (scrubbed at T-31 sec) |
| 10 November 1981 | "Call to stations", abbreviated 35 hr countdown started at 8 am EST |
| 10 November 1981 | Astronaut arrival at Patrick AFB/KSC |
| 12 November 1981 | Launch |
| 14 November 1981 | Landing at Edwards AFB |
| 24 November 1981 | OV-102/SCA travels from EAFB to Bergstrom AFB, TX (overnight stay) |
| 25 November 1981 | Final hop of ferry flight from BAFB to KSC and delivery to OPF |