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Mission "STS-89"


BRIEFLY ABOUT MISSION
Registration number 1998-003A / 25143
Time and date of launch (UTC) 02h.48m.15s.   January 23, 1998
Launch site Cape Canaveral, LC 39-A
Launch vehicle Shuttle
Payload mass (kg)
Orbital parameters:
   - inclination (degrees) 51.6
   - period (minutes) 90.5
   - perigee (km) 299
   - apogee (km) 302
Time and date of landing (wheel stop, UTC) 22h.36m.19s.   January 31, 1998
   - rollout time (sec.) 69
Place of landing Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, FL
Duration 8d.19h.48m.04s.
Number of revolutions around Earth 138
Summary 12th fly of space shuttle "Endeavour". 34th expedition to the orbital station "Mir" . 8th fly of program "Mir-Shuttle". Andrew Thomas take the place of David Wolf at the station till next fly of "Discovery" .



LAUNCHED CREW
Ord.
num.
Status Main Backup Reserved
1 Cdr
VE-22/MIR
Wilcutt, Terrence Wade

2 Plt
VE-22/MIR
Edwards, Joe Frank, Jr.

3 MS
VE-22/MIR
(w) Dunbar, Bonnie Jeanne

4 MS/FE
VE-22/MIR
Anderson, Michael Phillip

5 MS
VE-22/MIR
Reilly, James Francis

6 MS
VE-22/MIR
Sharipov, Salizhan Shakirovich

7 MS
FE2/PE-24,25/MIR
Thomas, Andrew Sydney Withiel (w) Voss, Janice Elaine
Call sign Endeavour




LANDED CREW
Order
number
Status Crew
1 Cdr
VE-22/MIR
Wilcutt, Terrence Wade
2 Plt
VE-22/MIR
Edwards, Joe Frank, Jr.
3 MS
VE-22/MIR
(w) Dunbar, Bonnie Jeanne
4 MS/FE
VE-22/MIR
Anderson, Michael Phillip
5 MS
VE-22/MIR
Reilly, James Francis
6 MS
VE-22/MIR
Sharipov, Salizhan Shakirovich
7 MS
FE2/PE-24/MIR
Wolf, David Alexander


TIMELINE
Date Time (UTC) Spaceship's revo-
lution number
Station's revo-
lution number
Explanation
Jan 23, 1998 02:48:15 1 Mir:68137 Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-89"   (crew: Wilcutt,   Edwards,   Reilly,   Anderson,   Dunbar,   Sharipov,   Thomas ).
Jan 24, 1998 20:14:15 28 Mir:68164 Docking of "STS-89"   mission spacecraft (crew: Wilcutt,   Edwards,   Reilly,   Anderson,   Dunbar,   Sharipov,   Thomas ) to module "Kristall"   (oriented along axis -Z) of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM26"   - "Progress M-37" .

Crew of station "Mir"   after docking: Solovyov,   Vinogradov,   Wolf,   Wilcutt,   Edwards,   Reilly,   Anderson,   Dunbar,   Sharipov,   Thomas.
Jan 29, 1998 16:33:42 1 Mir:68239 Lift-off spacecraft "Soyuz-TM27"   (crew: Musabayev,   Budarin,   Eyharts ).
Jan 29, 1998 16:56 104 Mir:68240 Undocking of "STS-89"   mission spacecraft (crew: Wilcutt,   Edwards,   Reilly,   Anderson,   Dunbar,   Sharipov,   Wolf ) from module "Kristall"   (oriented along axis -Z) of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM26"   - "Progress M-37" .

Crew of station "Mir"   after undocking: Solovyov,   Vinogradov,   Thomas.
Jan 30, 1998 12:53:21 645 Mir:68253 Undocking of "Progress M-37"   from module "Kvant"   of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM26" .
Jan 31, 1998 17:54:29 34 Mir:68272 Docking of spacecraft "Soyuz-TM27"   (crew: Musabayev,   Budarin,   Eyharts ) to module "Kvant"   of orbital complex "Mir"   - "Soyuz-TM26" .

Crew of station "Mir"   after docking: Solovyov,   Vinogradov,   Thomas,   Musabayev,   Budarin,   Eyharts.
Jan 31, 1998 21:28 138 Mir:68274 Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-89"   (crew: Wilcutt,   Edwards,   Reilly,   Anderson,   Dunbar,   Sharipov,   Wolf ).
Jan 31, 1998 22:36:19 139 Mir:68275 Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-89"   (crew: Wilcutt,   Edwards,   Reilly,   Anderson,   Dunbar,   Sharipov,   Wolf ).

Sources:
  Mission Control Center (TsUP) from 2007
  CBS News
  Spaceflight now
  Alexander Zheleznyakov
  journal "Novosti Kosmonavtiki" ("News of Cosmonautics") from 1993 till our time
  journal "Kosmonavtika, astronomiya" ("Cosmonautics, astronomy") 1983-1991 years
  book "Evolution of vehicle-creating and cosmonautics in the USSR" by Valentin P. Glushko, Moscow, 1987
  Jonathan's Space Report
  and many other people and editions
  


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