Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch (2001-02-07)
The launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-98) from near Cocoa Beach:
Mission: International Space Station Assembly Flight 5A
Space Shuttle: Atlantis
Launch Pad: 39A
Launched: February 7, 2001, 6:13:02 p.m. EST
Landing Site: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Landing: February 20, 2001, 3:33 p.m. EST
Runway: 22
Rollout Time: 57 seconds
Revolution: 203
Mission Duration: 12 days, 20 hours, 20 minutes and 4 seconds
Miles Traveled: 5.3 million
Crew:
Kenneth D. Cockrell (4), Commander
Mark L. Polansky (1), Pilot
Robert L. Curbeam (2), Mission Specialist
Thomas D. Jones (4), Mission Specialist
Marsha S. Ivins (5), Mission Specialist
Payload:
7th Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-07-5A (US Lab), ORU, PDGF
More info:
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-98/mission-sts-98.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-98.html