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STS-85 Mission Profile
Launch Date
August 7, 1997
Launch Time
10:41:00 a.m. EDT
Launch Window
1 hour 39 minutes
Launch Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Launch Pad
39A
Mission Duration
11 days, 20 hours, 28 minutes, 07 seconds
Orbiter Vehicle
Discovery (OV-103)
Flight Number
STS-78
Inclination
57 degrees
Altitude
160 nautical miles
Landing Date
August 19, 1997
Landing Time
07:07:59 a.m. EDT
Landing Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Crew
Commander: Curtis L. Brown (Lt. Col., USAF)
Pilot: Kent Rominger
Mission Specialists:
- N. Jan Davis (Ph.D.)
- Robert L. Curbeam (Lt. Cmdr., USN)
- Stephen K. Robinson (Ph.D.)
Payload Specialist:
- Bjarni Tryggvason (Canadian Space Agency)
Pilot: Kent Rominger
Mission Specialists:
- N. Jan Davis (Ph.D.)
- Robert L. Curbeam (Lt. Cmdr., USN)
- Stephen K. Robinson (Ph.D.)
Payload Specialist:
- Bjarni Tryggvason (Canadian Space Agency)
Cargo Bay Payloads
Microgravity Vibration Isolation Mount
(MIM)
Technology Applications and Science-01 (TAS-01)
International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker-02 (IEH-02)
Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (SEH)
Ultraviolet Spectrograph Telescope for Astronomical Research (UVSTAR)
Technology Applications and Science-01 (TAS-01)
International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker-02 (IEH-02)
Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (SEH)
Ultraviolet Spectrograph Telescope for Astronomical Research (UVSTAR)
