Status Report

Space Shuttle Processing Status 19 Apr 2001

By SpaceRef Editor
April 19, 2001
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MISSION: STS-100 – 9th ISS Flight (6A) -Raffaello MPLM, SSRMS

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105

LOCATION: On orbit

KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Apr. 19, 2001 at 2:40:42 p.m. EDT

KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Apr. 30, 2001 at 10 a.m.

MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours and 19 minutes

CREW: Rominger, Ashby, Hadfield, Parazynski, Phillips, Guidoni, Lonchakov

ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour, the 104th
Shuttle launch, occurred on time at 2:40:42 p.m. EDT. Countdown activities
were conducted with no significant problems worked by the launch team. The
mission is scheduled to last 11 days and end with a landing at KSC April 30
at about 10 a.m.

No significant pad damage was indicated in initial post-launch reports. The
Solid Rocket Boosters are being retrieved by the SRB retrieval ships today.
The ships are due into Port Canaveral with the boosters in tow mid-morning
Saturday.

SpaceRef staff editor.