Spaceflight mission report: STS-88

Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 207 STS-88 Endeavour (13) USA
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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	04.12.1998
Launch time:	08:35 UT
Launch site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:	39-A
Altitude:	388 - 401 km
Inclination:	51,6°
Docking ISS:	07.12.1998, 02:07:00 UT
Undocking ISS:	13.12.1998, 20:24:30 UT
Landing date:	15.12.1998
Landing time:	13:53 UT
Landing site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)

Crew

No.	Surname	Given names	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Cabana	Robert Donald	CDR	4	11d 19h 18m	185
2	Sturckow	Frederick Wilford "Rick"	PLT	1	11d 19h 18m	185
3	Ross	Jerry Lynn	MSP	6	11d 19h 18m	185
4	Currie	Nancy Jane Sherlock	MSP	3	11d 19h 18m	185
5	Newman	James Hansen	MSP	3	11d 19h 18m	185
6	Krikalyov	Sergei Konstantinovich	MSP	4	11d 19h 18m	185

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Cabana
2	Sturckow
3	Ross
4	Currie
5	Newman
6	Krikalyov

Landing
1	Cabana
2	Sturckow
3	Newman
4	Currie
5	Ross
6	Krikalyov

Flight

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

First USA Space Station Assembly Flight (ISS-01-2A); docking of U.S.-built Node (Unity) on the Russian-built FGB (Zarya); Ross and Newman performed then two EVAs on 7.12.1998 (7h 21m) and 9.12.1998 (7h 2m) to connect cables between the Node and the FGB; then Cabana and Krikalyov turned over for the first time into the ISS; later third EVA by Ross and Newman on 12.12.1998 (6h 59m) to check the connected cables und to test the SAFER.

Later the crew deployed the small argentinian-built test-satellite SAC-A (Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico).