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| Crew: 7 | CDR - Kenneth D. Bowersox |
| Plt - Scott J. Horowitz (IV 1) | |
| MS 1 - Joseph R. Tanner (EV 4) | |
| MS 2 - Steven A. Hawley | |
| MS 3 - Gregory J. Harbaugh (EV 3) | |
| MS 4 - Mark C. Lee (PLC & EV 1) | |
| MS 5 - Steven L. Smith (EV 2) | |
| Launch | 11 February 1997 @ 0355:17 EST |
| Orbital incl: | 28.45 |
| Max alt: | 619.6 km. |
| Orbits: | 149 |
| Dur: | 9:23:37:09 |
| Landing: | 21 February 1997 @ 0332:26 EST |
| Launch Window: | 1 hour, 6 minutes, 13 seconds (3:55:17 - 5:01-30 am EST) |
| TAL Sites: | Ben Guerir, Morocco (Alternate: Moron, Spain) |
| AOA site: | Edwards AFB (Alternate: KSC & WS) |
| Primary landing site: | KSC/SLF (Scheduled: 1:27 am EST, 21 February) |
| Landing Speed: | 192 knots (221 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 7,073' from main gear touchdown (2,607' from threshold) |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,514,520 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 251,371 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 214,014 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 16,735 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 16,429 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | 3 EMU's, SORG, PSA, MUP, TIPS, Laptops, new Color RMS End Effector Camera, 4 CCD PLDB Cameras, 1 Hand held CTVC for EVA, HST EVA Tools (stored in 5 lockers), HST RWA (mounted on aft middeck roof), 5 off-loaded cryo-tanks, OI-25 Software (4th flight) & RMS-301 |
| FSS | Flight Support System for HST SM-2. Mass - 4,482 lbs. 3rd use. |
| ORUC | Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier, a spacelab pallet - mass: 6,978 lbs, carries an ASIPE container holding the STIS (Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph - mass: 600 lbs) which replaced the GHRS; the FSIPE container holding the FGS (Fine Guidance Sensor) shaped like WF/PC-2. Also on the ORUC - the SOPE & LOPE enclosures carrying SADE (Solar Array Drive Electronics) package to replace SADE-2 (SADE-1 was replaced on STS-61); the OCE-EK (Optical Control Electronics-Enhancement Kit); an Eng. & Science Tape Recorder & two otehr Solid State Recorders. |
| SAC | Second Axial Container (mass - 5,275 lbs), carries an ASIPE container holding the NICMOS (Near-Infrared Camera & Multi Ofject Spectrometer - mass: 600 lbs) which replaced the FOS. Also on the SAC, the COPE & MOPE enclosures carrying a DIU (Data Interface Unit), RSU's, ECU's, Fuses, various EVA Power Tools and the MLI (Multi Layer Insulation) Repair Kit. |
| Flight Day Activities | FD-1 - HST closing man.; FD-2 - RMS checkout; FD-3 - R-Bar RV & Capture at 3:33 am EST 13 February; FD-4 thru 7 - EVA's 1 thru 4; FD-5 - Reboost; FD-9 - Release at 1:41 am EST 19 February; FD-10 - Landing |
| EVA-1 - 14/15 February | Duration - 6 hours, 42 minutes | Install STIS & NICMOS | Lee (free - 2nd EVA) and Smith (on RMS - 1st EVA) |
| EVA-2 - 15/16 February | Duration - 7 hours, 27 minutes | Replace FGS and install OCE-EK & Eng. Sci. Tape Recorder | Harbaugh (2nd EVA) and Tanner (1st EVA) |
| EVA-3 - 16/17 February | Duration - 7 hours, 11 minutes | Replace a DIU and install a Solid State Recorder | Lee (3rd EVA) and Smith (2nd EVA) |
| EVA-4 - 17/18 February | Duration - 6 hours, 34 minutes | Replaced SADE-2 & a temporary cover on one magnetometer | Harbaugh (3rd EVA) and Tanner (2nd EVA) |
| EVA-5 - 18/19 December | Duration - 5 hours, 17 minutes | Contingency EVA to add makeshift theermal blanket repairs | Lee (4th EVA) and Smith (3rd EVA) |
| Suit ID: Lee - Solid Red Stripes | Smith - No Red Stripes | Harbaugh - Broken Horizontal Red Stripes | Tanner - Candy Cane Stripe |
| Payload Bay | IMAX Cargo Bay Camera (ICBC) |
| Mid-deck | In-Cabin IMAX Camera & AMOS |
| SSME's: | 2037 (1) - 3rd use, 2040 (2) - 2nd use, 2038 (3) - 3rd use. 104% at tower clear. All three SSME's are Block I |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-01/106 - Pod & Motor both24th use, & RP-03/114 - Pod 22nd use, Motor 15th use |
| ET: | ET-81 (LWT-74) |
| SRB's: | BI-085 (RSRM-58) |
| 22 July 1995 | OV-103 landed at KSC/SLF following STS-70 & returned to OPF-1 the same day |
| 25 September 1995 | OV-103 is towed from OPF-1 to the SLF for mating to the SCA |
| 27 September 1995 | OV-103/SCA begin flight to Palmdale for scheduled OMDP work, via Fort Worth NAS and Salt Lake City International Airport. The combination fly the finla leg from Salt Lake City to palmdale the next day |
| 16 April 1996 | ET-81 arrives on dock KSC |
| 30 June 1996 | OV-103 returns to OPF-2 following work at Palmdale, with stops at Altus AFB, OK & Robins AFB, GA |
| 11 December 1996 | ET-81/SRB mate in VAB High Bay-3 |
| 10 January 1997 | OV-103 rollover from the OPF to the VAB High Bay for stacking overnight |
| 17 January 1997 | Stack rollout to Pad 39A, 1st motion 7:23 am, hard down time is unknown currently |
| 22 Janaury 1997 | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conducted with creww aboard |
| 28 January 1997 | HST payload installed into the orbiter while on the pad |
| 7 February 1997 | Astronaut arrival KSC at 7:30 am EST |
| 8 February 1997 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 4:00 am EST |
| 11 February 1997 | Launch |
| 21 February 1997 | Landing KSC, returning to OPF-2 that same day |