STS-73

USA

Manned Flight n°: 183

Earth orbit Flight n°: 180

USA manned Flight n°: 103

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation	23688 / 95056A
Launch date - time	20 Oct 1995 - 13:53:00 UT
Launch site	KSC, LC39B
Launch vehicle	Space Shuttle
Orbiter	Columbia #18 (OV-102)
Primary payload	Spacelab USML-2
Mass (kg)
Flight Crew	Bowersox, Rominger, Coleman, Thornton Lopez-Alegria, Leslie, Sacco
Earth orbit on :
- Perigee / Apogee	256 x 267 km
- Inclination	39.01 deg
- Period	89.74 min
Landing date - time	05 Nov 1995 - 11:45:21 UT
Landing location	KSC, Runway 33
Flight Duration (d:hr:min)	15d 21h 53m
Nbr orbits	255

Crew

Nr.	Surname	Given name	Job	Duration
1	Bowersox	Kenneth Dwane	CDR	15d 21h 53m
2	Rominger	Kent Vernon	PLT	15d 21h 53m
3	Thornton	Kathryn Cordell Ryan	MSP	15d 21h 53m
4	Coleman	Catherine Grace "Cady"	MSP	15d 21h 53m
5	Lopez-Alegria	Michael Eladio	MSP	15d 21h 53m
6	Leslie	Fred Weldon	PSP	15d 21h 53m
7	Sacco	Albert, Jr.	PSP	15d 21h 53m

Mission details:

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC); mission "United States Microlaboratory" (USML-2); various experiments in the areas of fluidphysics, materials science, biotechnology and the researchers found new insights into the theoretical models of the role of gravity in combustion and flame spreading.

Payload: Columbia F18 / Spacelab LM / EDO. Mass: 15,250 kg. Perigee: 241 km. Apogee: 241 km. Inclination: 39.0 deg. Period: 89.7 min. Summary: Carried USML-2 for microgravity experiments (attached to Columbia). Payloads: United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML) 2, Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE).

Orbits of Earth: 256. Distance traveled: 10,621,670 km. Orbiter Liftoff Mass: 116,646 kg. Orbiter Mass at Landing: 104,398 kg. Payload to Orbit: 15,250 kg. Payload Returned: 15,250 kg.

Ref.: #7, #8, #16, #207 - update: 25.03.06

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