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| Crew: 6 | CDR - Michael A. Baker |
| Plt - Brent W. Jett | |
| MS 1 - Peter J. K. Wisoff (EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - John M. Grunsfeld (EV 2) | |
| MS 3 - Marsha S. Ivins (PLC) | |
| MS 4 - Jerry M. Linenger (NASA 4) up | |
| MS 4 - John E. Blaha (NASA 3) down | |
| Launch | 12 January 1997 @ 0427:23 EST |
| Orbital incl: | 51.6 |
| Max alt: | 394.3 km. |
| Orbits: | 160 |
| Dur: | 10:04:55:21 |
| Landing: | 22 January 1997 @ 0922:44 EST |
| Launch Window: | 6 minutes, 59 seconds (4:27:23 - 4:34:22 am EST) |
| TAL Sites: | Moron, Spain (Alternative: Ben Guerir. Zaragoza was 'deselected' just prior to Liftoff) |
| AOA site: | KSC (Alternate: WS) |
| Primary landing site: | KSC/SLF (Scheduled: 7:47 am EST, 22 January) |
| Landing Speed: | 194 knots (223 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 9,417' from main gear touchdown (2,945' from threshold) |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,510,780 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 249,936 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 214,452 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 19,321 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 18,144 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | 2 EMU's, SORG, MAR, PSA, MUP, 2 TIPS, Laptops, ESC, 6 CCD PLDB Cameras, 5 loaded cryo-tanks, OI-25 Software (3rd flight), SAAMD, TRAD (Tools for Rendezvous & Docking), 1 Recumbent Seat, spare centerline TV camera, Magnum Spotlight, Countermeasures Treadmill (TVIS), and no RMS. |
| Double SPACEHAB - 2nd use | Space Habitat Module, Flight Unit-1 & 3 combined. Empty (?) mass - 10,525 lbs. Scientific & Logistcal cargo mass to Mir - 5,012 lbs. (inc. 590 lbs of water), returning 2,363 lbs of Experiments - Sleep Investigations (E639/663/710), Autonomic Investigations (E712/709), Evluation of Skeletal Muscle Performance and Characteristics (E630/711), Frames of Reference for Sensi-motor Transformations (E701). Also, Biorack & the LSLE R/F (Life Sciences Laboratory Equipment Refridgerator/Freezer), MiSDE (RME-1318), TVISS (RME-1317), and Optical Properties Monitor (OPM - RME-1307) to be installed in EVA by Linenger & Tsibliyev |
| ODS | Orbiter Docking System, utilizing the APAS. Mass - 4,016 lbs. 3rd docking of Shuttle and Docking Module. |
| Mid-deck | CREAM, KidSat - Earth Photography via Laptops Computer (first flown on STS-76) & MSX satelite observations (target of oppurtunity) |
| Docking: | 2255 EST, 14 January | Hatch open - ???? EST, 14 (?) January |
| Undocking: | Hatch close - ??? EST, 18 (?) January | 2115 EST, 19 January |
| SSME's: | 2041* (1) - 2nd use, 2034 (2) - 8th use, 2042* (3) - 1st use. 104% at tower clear. * - Blcok I engines. |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-03/105 - Pod 22nd use, Motor 20th use & RP-04/108 - Pod 18th use, Motor 22nd use |
| ET: | ET-83 (LWT-76) |
| SRB's: | BI-082 (RSRM-54) |
| 23 September 1996 | ET-83 arrives on dock KSC |
| 26 September 1996 | OV-104 returns to OPF-3 following Mission-79/STS-79 |
| 14 November 1996 | ET-83/SRB mate in VAB High Bay-1 |
| 5 December 1996 | OV-104 rollover from OPF-3 to the VAB High Bay for stacking overnight |
| 10 December 1996 | Rollout to Pad 39B, 1st motion at 1:10 pm, hard down at 8 pm EST |
| 12 December 1996 | Double Spacehab payload installed into the orbiter while on the Pad |
| 17 December 1996 | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard |
| 9 January 1997 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 7:00 am EST. Astronaut arrival at KSC |
| 12 January 1997 | Launch |
| 22 January 1997 | Landing KSC, returning to OPF-3 that afternoon |