Human Spaceflights

International Flight No. 212

STS-99

Endeavour (14)

USA

Patch STS-99 Patch STS-99 SRTM

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  11.02.2000
Launch time:  17:43 UTC
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-A
Altitude:  233 km
Inclination:  57°
Landing date:  22.02.2000
Landing time:  23:22 UTC
Landing site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)

walkout photo

Crew STS-99

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Kregel  Kevin Richard  CDR 4 11d 05h 39m  181 
2 USA  Gorie  Dominic Lee Pudwill  PLT 2 11d 05h 39m  181 
3 Germany  Thiele  Gerhard Paul Julius  MSP 1 11d 05h 39m  181 
4 USA  Kavandi  Janet Lynn  MSP 2 11d 05h 39m  181 
5 USA  Voss  Janice Elaine  MSP 5 11d 05h 39m  181 
6 Japan  Mohri  Mamoru  MSP 2 11d 05h 39m  181 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Kregel
2  Gorie
3  Thiele
4  Kavandi
5  Voss
6  
7  Mohri
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Kregel
2  Gorie
3  Mohri
4  Kavandi
5  Voss
6  
7  Thiele

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC). The launch was scrubbed on January 31, 2000 and on February 01, 2000 due to technical problems.

Mission SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission). It was an international project spearheaded by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency and NASA, with participation of the German Aerospace Center DLR. Its objective was to obtain the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of the Earth. The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission mast was deployed successfully to its full length (200 feet), and the antenna was turned to its operation position. The crew mapped an area from 60 degrees north to 56 degrees south. Data was sent to Jet Propulsion Laboratory for analysis and early indications showed the data to be of excellent quality.

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle SRTM
crew in training STS-99 rollout
STS-99 on launch pad STS-99 launch
SRTM traditional in-flight photo STS-99
STS-99 landing  

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Last update on October 23, 2010.

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