Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 170

STS-68

Endeavour (7)

USA

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  30.09.1994
Launch time:  11:16 UT
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-A
Altitude:  222 km
Inclination:  57°
Landing date:  11.10.1994
Landing time:  17:02 UT
Landing site:  Edwards AFB
Crew STS-68

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Baker  Michael Allen  CDR 3 11d 05h 46m  182 
2 USA  Wilcutt  Terrence Wade  PLT 1 11d 05h 46m  182 
3 USA  Smith  Steven Lee  MSP 1 11d 05h 46m  182 
4 USA  Bursch  Daniel Wheeler  MSP 2 11d 05h 46m  182 
5 USA  Wisoff  Peter Jeffrey Kelsay "Jeff"  MSP 2 11d 05h 46m  182 
6 USA  Jones  Thomas David  MSP 2 11d 05h 46m  182 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Baker
2  Wilcutt
3  Smith
4  Bursch
5  Wisoff
6  Jones
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Baker
2  Wilcutt
3  Wisoff
4  Bursch
5  Smith
6  Jones

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Edwards AFB; launch was originally scheduled for 18.08.1994, but a Redundant Sequence Launch Sequencer (ESLS) abort due of technical problems occured and a new launch date was set.

Mission "Space Radar Laboratory" (SRL-2); radar images of Earth's surface and volcanic eruption observations; experiments in biology and materials science.

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle STS-68 on launch pad
STS-68 launch STS-68 sunrise
SRL-2 San Francisco
traditional in-flight photo STS-68 STS-68 landing

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