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STS-70

STS-70 was the 21st flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the last of 7 shuttle missions to carry a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). This was the first shuttle mission controlled from the new mission control center room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Apogee altitude
257 kilometres (160 mi)
COSPAR ID
1995-035A
Crew size
5
Distance travelled
6,000,000 kilometres (3,700,000 mi)
Inclination
28.45 degrees
Landing date
July 22, 1995, 12:02 (1995-07-22UTC12:03Z) UTC, (8:02:00 am EDT)

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Preparations and launch

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Image gallery

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STS-70

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Triples93
Avg. degree1.95
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STS-70

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related to Preparations and launch · 29
STS-70 → AGC, Block, Booster Range Safety Engineer, CBRS, Discovery, EDT, Engine, ET, ETs, External Tank, However, July, June, Launch, Launch Commit Criteria, LCC C-5 Console, May, Mir, NASA, On June
related to Image gallery · 17
STS-70 → Algeria, Crawler Transporter, Discovery, Dune, External Fuel, Launch Pad, Mobile Launcher Platform, Moonrise, Nikon E2, Shuttle Discovery STS-70 Launch, STS-70 Rollout, Taken, TDRS, TDRS-G, Thruster, Toothbrush, WINDEX
related to Landing · 16
STS-70 → An, CDT, Discovery's, EDT, Flight Director Rich Jackson, July, Kennedy Space Center, KSC, Landing, MET, Mission Elapsed Time, Nose, Runway, Shuttle Landing Facility, Shuttle Training Aircraft, Steve Oswald
Members · 5
STS-70 → Donald A. Thomas, Kevin R. Kregel, Mary Ellen Weber, Nancy J. Currie, Terence T. Henricks
related to External links · 5
STS-70 → Archived May, Archived November, NASA, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSTS-70 Video Highlights
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-70 → 257 kilometres (160 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-70 → 1995-035A
Crew size · 1
STS-70 → 5
Distance travelled · 1
STS-70 → 6,000,000 kilometres (3,700,000 mi)
Inclination · 1
STS-70 → 28.45 degrees

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space mission shuttle discovery satellite launch landing flight center edt system tdrs 1995 first new kennedy tdrs-g 22 henricks engine

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STS-70Apogee altitude257 kilometres (160 mi)1.00infobox
STS-70COSPAR ID1995-035A1.00infobox
STS-70Crew size51.00infobox
STS-70Distance travelled6,000,000 kilometres (3,700,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-70Inclination28.45 degrees1.00infobox
STS-70Landing dateJuly 22, 1995, 12:02 (1995-07-22UTC12:03Z) UTC, (8:02:00 am EDT)1.00infobox
STS-70Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 331.00infobox
STS-70Launch dateJuly 13, 1995, 13:41:55.078 (1995-07-13UTC13:41:55Z) UTC, (9:41:55 am EDT)1.00infobox
STS-70Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B1.00infobox
STS-70MembersTerence T. Henricks1.00infobox
STS-70MembersKevin R. Kregel1.00infobox
STS-70MembersNancy J. Currie1.00infobox
STS-70MembersDonald A. Thomas1.00infobox
STS-70MembersMary Ellen Weber1.00infobox
STS-70Mission duration8 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes, 05 seconds1.00infobox
STS-70Mission typeSatellite deployment1.00infobox
STS-70NamesSpace Transportation System-701.00infobox
STS-70OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-70Orbits completed1431.00infobox
STS-70Payload mass20,159 kilograms (44,443 lb)1.00infobox
STS-70Perigee altitude257 kilometres (160 mi)1.00infobox
STS-70Period90.5 min1.00infobox
STS-70Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-70RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
STS-70SATCAT no.236121.00infobox
STS-70SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Discovery1.00infobox

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