Human Spaceflights

International Flight No. 209

STS-96

Discovery (26)

USA

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  27.05.1999
Launch time:  10:49 UTC
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-B
Altitude:  320 km
Inclination:  51,6°
Docking ISS:  29.05.1999, 04:23 UTC
Undocking ISS:  03.06.1999, 22:39 UTC
Landing date:  06.06.1999
Landing time:  06:03 UTC
Landing site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)

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Crew STS-96

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Rominger  Kent Vernon  CDR 4 9d 19h 13m  153 
2 USA  Husband  Rick Douglas  PLT 1 9d 19h 13m  153 
3 USA  Jernigan  Tamara Elizabeth "Tammy"  MSP 5 9d 19h 13m  153 
4 USA  Ochoa  Ellen Lauri  MSP 3 9d 19h 13m  153 
5 USA  Barry  Daniel Thomas  MSP 2 9d 19h 13m  153 
6 Canada  Payette  Julie  MSP 1 9d 19h 13m  153 
7 Russian Federation  Tokarev  Valeri Ivanovich  MSP 1 9d 19h 13m  153 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Rominger
2  Husband
3  Barry
4  Ochoa
5  Jernigan
6  Payette
7  Tokarev
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Rominger
2  Husband
3  Payette
4  Ochoa
5  Jernigan
6  Barry
7  Tokarev

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC). Second Space Station Assembly Mission (ISS-02-2A.1).

Nearly 2 tons of equipment were brought to the ISS. Following a two day solo flight the Discovery docked to the ISS on 29.05.1999.

Jernigan and Barry performed an EVA on 30.05.1999 (7h 55m) to mount the Canadian built manipulator arm.

On May 31, 1999 the hatches between the Discovery and the ISS were opened. In the upcoming days the crew had to transfer 1.8 tons of equipment and water. This material was stowed in the Spacehab module in the payload pay of the Discovery.

Successful deploying of the STARSHINE satellite (Student-Tracked Atmospheric Research Satellite for Heuristic International Networking Experiment). The STARSHINE satellite consists of an inert, 19 inch (483 mm) hollow sphere covered by 1,000 evenly distributed, flat, polished mirrors, each 1 inch in diameter.

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle ISS after STS-96
crew in training STS-96 rollback to the VAB
STS-96 rollout STS-96 launch
STS-96 launch ISS
EVA Jernigan STARSHINE
traditional in-flight photo STS-96 STS-96 landing

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