Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 177

STS-70

Discovery (21)

USA

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Patch STS-70 TDRS-G

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  13.07.1995
Launch time:  13:41 UT
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-B
Altitude:  296 km
Inclination:  28,45°
Landing date:  22.07.1995
Landing time:  12:02 UT
Landing site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)

walkout photo

 Crew STS-70

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Henricks  Terence Thomas "Tom"  CDR 3 8d 22h 20m  142 
2 USA  Kregel  Kevin Richard  PLT 1 8d 22h 20m  142 
3 USA  Thomas  Donald Alan  MSP 2 8d 22h 20m  142 
4 USA  Currie  Nancy Jane Sherlock  MSP 2 8d 22h 20m  142 
5 USA  Weber  Mary Ellen  MSP 1 8d 22h 20m  142 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Henricks
2  Kregel
3  Thomas
4  Currie
5  Weber
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Henricks
2  Kregel
3  Weber
4  Currie
5  Thomas

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC).

Deploying of communications-satellite TDRS-G; experiments in a military research program but also biological and several other secundary experiments; a Shuttle-window was damaged by a micrometeorite; mission was extended one day, because of bad weather on the landing site.

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle STS-70 on launch pad
STS-70 launch TDRS-G
traditional in-flight photo STS-70 STS-70 landing
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