Mission 70
STS-70
1995-035A
Crew: 5 CDR - Terence T. Henricks
Plt - Kevin R. Kregel (IV 1)
MS 1 - Donald A. Thomas (EV 2)
MS 2 - Nancy J. Currie (Sherlock)
MS 3 - Mary Ellen Weber (EV 1)
Launch 13 July 1995 @ 0941:55 EDT
Orbital incl: 28.46
Max alt: 331.5 km.
Orbits: 142
Dur: 8:22:20:05
Landing: 22 July 1995 @ 0802:00 EDT
Launch Info: Orbiter - Discovery 103-21 Pad 39B KSC (MLP-2) - Hold time of
55 seconds at T-31 seconds due to clear fluctuations in ET range safety receiver. On
2 June, the scheduled launch of 8 June was pushed back to mid-August, then moved up to
mid-July. Inspection of the ET/SRB combination revealed that the spray-on foam
insulation had been damaged by Woodpeckers. The shuttle stack on Pad 39B had to be
rolled back to the VAB for servicing to repair over 195 holes, some 4" deep, in the ET
and the lower SRB segments. Landed on KSC/SLF runway 33. 24th KSC landing. First
landing opportunity was waved off due to ground fog. Landing on the previous day at 7:54
and 9:30 am were also cancelled due to ground fog.

MISSION PARTICULARS
Launch Window: 4 hours, 30 minutes (9:41 am - 2:11 pm EDT) - limited to 2 hr., 30 min. 'crew on back' constraint
TAL Sites: Ben Guerir, Morocco (Alternate: Banjul, Gambia)
AOA site: Edwards AFB (Alternates: KSC and WS)
Primary landing site: KSC/SLF (Scheduled: 7:54 am EDT, 21 July)
Landing Speed: 199 knots (229 mph)
Landing rollout: 8,465' from main gear touchdown (2,601' from threshold)
Vehicle weight @ liftoff: 4,521,772 lbs
Orbiter weight @ liftoff: 258,584 lbs
Orbiter weight @ landing: 194,911 lbs
PAYLOADS
Cargo mass approx.: 44,445 lbs
Landing Weight: 6,671 lbs
Special mission kits: 2 EMU's, SORG Galley, TIPS, 4 Laptops, Four Standard PLDB Cameras, four off-loaded cryo-tanks, OI-24 Software, Flight Deck Stowage containers, no MAR and no RMS
PRIMARY PAYLOADS
TDRS-G/IUS-#26 - 1995-035B Deployed on Revolution 5, FD 1 at 4:54 pm EDT (MET 6:13). Deployable mass - 37,773 lbs. TDRS-G mass - 4,905 lbs. Airborne Support Equipment mass - 5,586 lbs. Note: This is the last use of the IUS system on Shuttle.
SECONDARY PAYLOADS
Mid-deck PARE/NIH-R2 Rodents, BDS-2, CPCG-7 Block III, Window Experiment WINDEX-2, BRIC-04 & 5 Block-III's, SAREX-II-15 Config. C (Callsign: Thomas - KC5FVF), VFT-4-2, HERCULES-3 Config. B, AMOS-25, MAST, MIS-B-01, STL/NIH-C-5, and RME-III-19. Note: AMOS & RME numbers do not include DOD flights, they are counted separately.
SHUTTLE STACK COMPONENTS
SSME's: 2036* (1) - 1st use, 2019 (2) - 15th use, 2017 (3) - 12th use. At Tower Clear 104%. * - 2036 is the first new Block I engine.
OMS Pods/Engines: LP-04/109 - Pod 16th use, Motor 13th use & RP-01/101 - Pod 22nd use, Motor 10th use
ET: ET-71 (LWT-64)
SRB's: BI-073 (RSRM-44) - Set successfully recovered.
SHUTTLE STACK COMPONENTS
For a complete listing, see the Shuttle Rocket Booster page

TDRS-G. First use of new Mission Control Room White FCR.
MISSION MILESTONES:
14 December 1994 ET-71 arrives on dock KSC
11 February 1995 OV-103 returns to OPF-2 following Mission-67/STS-63
13 April 1995 ET-71/SRB mate in VAB High Bay-3
3 May 1995 OV-103 rollover from the OPF to the VAB High Bay for stacking the same day
11 May 1995 Stack rollout to Pad 39B
19 May 1995 TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard
8 June 1995 Stack rollback to VAB HB-3
14 - 15 June 1995 Stack rollback to pad
16 June 1995 TDRS-G/IUS payload ws installed into the orbiter while on the pad
10 July 1995 "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 10 am EDT. Astronaut arrival was diverted via Orlando, and the crew drove to KSC.
13 July 1995 Launch
22 July 1995 Landing at KSC/SLF. OV-103 returned to OPF-1 the same day at 1:35 pm EDT
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