STS-85

Discovery (23)

USA

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	07.08.1997
Launch time:	14:41 UT
Launch site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:	39-A
Altitude:	320 km
Inclination:	57,0°
Landing date:	19.08.1997
Landing time:	11:09 UT
Landing site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Brown	Curtis Lee, Jr. "Curt"	CDR	4	11d 20h 28m	189
2	Rominger	Kent Vernon	PLT	3	11d 20h 28m	189
3	Davis	Nancy Jan	MSP	3	11d 20h 28m	189
4	Curbeam	Robert Lee, Jr. "Beamer"	MSP	1	11d 20h 28m	189
5	Robinson	Stephen Kern	MSP	1	11d 20h 28m	189
6	Tryggvason	Bjarni Valdimar	PSP	1	11d 20h 28m	189

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Brown
2	Rominger
3	Davis
4	Curbeam
5	Robinson
6	Tryggvason

Landing
1	Brown
2	Rominger
3	Robinson
4	Curbeam
5	Davis
6	Tryggvason

Flight

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

Deploying and retrieval of German-built satellite CRISTA-SPAS-02; several scientific experiments; tests with Utraviolet Spectrograph Telescope and Camera; testing tools for ISS (e.g. Japanese-built robot-arm).