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| Crew: 5 | CDR - David M. Walker |
| Plt - Ronald J. Grabe | |
| MS 1 - Mark C. Lee (EV 2) | |
| MS 2 - Norman E. Thagard (EV 1) | |
| MS 3 - Mary L. Cleave | |
| Launch | 4 May 1989 @ 1446:59.0682 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 28.89 |
| Max alt: | 331.5 km. |
| Orbits: | 64 |
| Dur: | 4:00:57:27 |
| Landing: | 8 May 1989 @ 1243:26 PDT |
| Launch Window: | 1 hour, 4 minutes (1:48 - 2:52 pm EST) |
| Planetary window for Magellan: | 31 days, 28 April - 28 May 1989 |
| TAL Sites: | Ben Guerir (alternate Moron), contingency in-plane abort: Banjul, alternate: Bermuda |
| AOA site: | Edwards AFB (alternate WS and KSC) |
| Primary landing site: | Edwards AFB |
| Landing Speed: | 196 knots (225 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 10,295' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,536,344 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 261,118 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 192,459 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 47,909 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 7,701 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | EMU's 1096, 1095, Galley, TAGS, Teleprinter, no RMS |
| Magellan Venus Probe/IUS-#18 - 1989-033B | Deployed mass - 45,799 lbs. Probe mass - 7,383 lbs |
| Mid-deck | FEA-2 (Floating Zone Crystal Growth and Purification), MLE (see STS-26), AMOS (see STS-29). |
| SSME's: | 2027 (1), 2030 (2), & 2029 (3) - All 2nd use. At Tower Clear 104% |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-99/106 - Pod 9th use, Motor 10th use & RP-99/111 - Pod 9th use, Motor 5th use |
| ET: | ET-29 (LWT-22) |
| SRB's: | BI-027 (RSRM-4) - Set successfully recovered, No. 2 LH SRB chute collapsed after infation |
| Left - 27A | Right - 27B | |||
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| ? | ? | Cyl | ? | 21 |
| ETM1 | ? | Cyl | ? | New |
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| New | ? | Cyl | ? | New |
| New | ? | Cyl | ? | ? |
| ? | ? | Cyl | ? | Q6 |
| ? | ? | Att | ? | D9 |
| ETM1 | ? | Stf | ? | ? |
| ETM1 | ? | Stf | ? | ? |
| ? | ? | Aft | ? | ? |
| 12 December 1985 | ET-29 arrives on dock KSC |
| 14 December 1988 | OV-104 returns to the OPF following Mission-27 |
| 2 March 1989 | ET/SRB mate |
| 11 March 1989 | OV-104 rollover from OPF-2 to VAB High Bay 3 for stacking the following day |
| 22 March 1989 | Stack rollout to Pad 39B |
| 25 March 1989 | Magellan payload loaded aboard Atlantis at Pad 39B |
| 7 Apri l 1989 | TCDT dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard orbiter |
| 1 May 1989 | Astronaut arrival KSC. Also the hydrogen recirculation pump/line were replaced on Atlantis |
| 2 May 1989 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 8 am EDT |
| 4 May 1989 | Launch |
| 8 May 1989 | Landing at Edwards AFB |
| 13 May 1989 | First leg of ferry flight from Edwards AFB to Briggs Army Air Base, El Paso for an overnight stay |
| 15 May 1989 | Final leg from Biggs AAB to Dallas/Ft. Worth Int. Airport to Warner Robins AFB to KSC OPF-2 (one day hop) |
| 10 August 1990 | Venus Orbit insertion for Magellan |
| ?? October 1994? | Magellan re-enters Venus' atmosphere |