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The
space shuttle Atlantis successfully launched with the Destiny
Space Station Laboratory module from Kennedy Space Center, pad
39A, at 2316 UTC on February 7. Flight
STS-98 was
launched into a
circular 51.6°
orbit to rendezvous for a servicing mission with the
International Space Station (ISS).
| STS
98
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MISSION
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| Int'l Designation |
2001
006A
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launched
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| Owner / Sponsor |
NASA
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| Mission |
ISS
Service mission
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| Manufacturer / Model |
Boeing
|
Atlantis
(OV-104)
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| Cargo Mass |
|
| Mission Orbit |
LEO
- circular
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51.6°
|
|
CREW
|
|
Commander
|
Kenneth
Cockrell
|
USA
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| Pilot |
Mark
Polansky
|
USA
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| Mission
Specialist |
Robert
Curbeam
|
USA
|
| Mission
Specialist |
Marsha
Ivins
|
USA
|
| Mission
Specialist |
Thomas
Jones
|
USA
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LAUNCH
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| Launch Vehicle
Model |
Space
Shuttle Atlantis |
| Launch
Date / Time |
2001
February 7
|
23:13
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| Arrival
Date / Time |
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EVA 1
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| Departure
Date / Time |
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| Landing
Date / Time |
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|
| Duration |
11
days 19 hr 10 min
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CARGO
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| Cargo |
Destiny
Space Station Laboratory Module |
| Manufacturer /
Mass |
Boeing
|
14,520
kg (32,000 lbm)
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FINANCIAL
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| Mission cost |
US$1.38
billion
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