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| Crew: 6 | CDR - Brian J. Duffy |
| Plt - Brent W. Jett | |
| MS 1 - Leroy Chiao (EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - Winston E. Scott (EV 3) | |
| MS 3 - Koichi Wakata | |
| MS 4 - Daniel T. Barry (EV 2) | |
| Launch | 11 January 1996 @ 0441:00 EST |
| Orbital incl: | 28.45 |
| Max alt: | 478.0 km. |
| Orbits: | 142 |
| Dur: | 8:22:00:41 |
| Landing: | 20 January 1996 @ 0241:41 EST |
| Launch Window: | 49 minutes, 30 seconds (4:18 - 5:07:30 am EST) |
| TAL Sites: | Ben Guerir, Morocco (Alternatives: Banjul, Gambia & Moron, Spain) 2 engine out only |
| AOA site: | Edwards AFB (Atlernates: KSC & WS) |
| Primary landing site: | KSC (Scheduled: 2:54 am EST, 20 January) |
| Landing Speed: | 191 knots (220 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 8,729' from main gear touchdown (3,365' from threshold) |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,514,955 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 247,319 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 217,269 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 14,353 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 22,233 lbs (with SFU) |
| Special mission kits: | 3 EMU's, SORG, MAR, PSA, MUP, TIPS 7 Laptops, 3 additional berthing cameras for SFU/Spartan, 4 CCD PLDB Cameras, Regenerative CO2 Removal System, EDO N2 Mission Kit, Magnum Spotlight, TCS, Cycle Ergometer, Standard WCS, VTR, Payload bay Liner, 5 loaded cryo-tanks, OI-24 Software (6th flight), and RMS-303 |
| SPARTAN-206 (OAST-flyer) - 1996-001B | Deployed and retrieved by RMS. Mass - 2,643 lbs. 4 expirements: 1) REFLEX (Return Flux Experiment), 2) GADACS (GPS Attitude Determination, Control System), 3) SELODE (Solar Exposure to Laser Ordance Device), & 4) SPRE (SPARTAN Packet Radio Experiment) |
| Shuttle Laser Altimer-1/GAS Bridge - SLA-1/GAS | Carrying TES-2, GAS Ballast Payload-1/Sample Return Expirement (GBP-1/SRE) and G-0342, G-0459, G-0740. Total mass: 4,484 lbs. |
| Space Flyer Unit (SFU) | Japanese NASDA experimental satellite, launched by an H-II booster on 18 March 1995 (1995-011A), from Tanegashima. Retrieved by RMS. Mass - 7,885 lbs. 3 Automated labs: Science & Technology Experiments, Exposed Facility & Materials Processing. |
| EVA-1 - 15 January | Duration - 6 hours, 9 minutes | Continuation of EDFT-1 & 2 | Chiao (Red stripes) and Barry (No stripes, both 1st EVA's) |
| EVA-2 - 17 January | Duration - 6 hours, 53 minutes | Continuation of EDFT-1 & 2 | Chiao (2nd EVA) and Scott (Broken red stripes, 1st EVA) |
| Payload Bay | SSBUV/A-8 (Final flight) |
| Mid-deck | PARE-NIH-3, STL-A-5, PCG-STES Block I and CPCG Block II-8 |
| SSME's: | 2028 (1) - 11th use, 2039 (2) - 1st use, 2036 (3) - 2nd use. 104% at tower clear. Engine 2039 & 2036 are the new Block I design |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-04/109 - Pod 18th use, Motor 15th use & RP-05/116 - Pod & Motor 8th use both |
| ET: | ET-75 (LWT-68) |
| SRB's: | BI-077 (RSRM-52) - Set successfully recovered |
| 11 July 1995 | ET-75 arrives on dock KSC |
| 18 September 1995 | OV-105 returns to OPF-3 following Mission-71/STS-69 |
| 6 November 1995 | Spartan/GAS Bridge insertion into the payload bay while in the OPF |
| 9 November 1995 | ET-75/SRB mate in High Bay-3 |
| 30 November 1995 | OV-105 rollover from OPF-3 to the VAB High Bay for stacking the same day |
| 6 December 1995 | Stack rollout to Pad 39B, first motion at 6:48 am EST |
| 12 December 1995 | TCDT coutndown dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard |
| 8 January 1996 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 7:30 am EST. Astronaut arrival at KSC. |
| 11 January 1996 | Launch |
| 20 January 1996 | Landing at KSC. Returned to the OPF-3 the same day by 7 am. |