Tuesday, September 29, 1998

STS-26 (Discovery)

 1988-091A


STS-26 was the Return to Flight mission,the first Shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster,using Space Shuttle Discovery to deploy the TDRS-3 satellite.


STS-26R 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1988 Jun 21   Roll to VAB  VAB 
1988 Jul 50430Rollout  LC39B 
1988 Aug 4  2145FRF, RSLS abort T-5 (0:01) 
1988 Aug 10  2330FRF-2 (0:22)  
1988 Sep 29  1537:00  Launch from LC39B 
 1539:05  SRB sep, 46.3 km 
 1545:33  MECO, 110.0 km  88.03 65 x 289 x 28.5 (PK) 
 1545:50  ET sep, 111.9 km  88.21 69 x 302 x 28.5 (OMS dV) 
 1616:56  OMS-2 (2:21) 68m/s 90.55 299 x 304 x 28.5 
 1619:18  OMS-2 CO 
 2100?   90.55 300 x 303 x 28.5 
 2150:04  TDRS deploy 
 2205:02  OMS-3 (17s) 9m/s 
 2300   90.85 300 x 332 x 28.5 
1988 Sep 30  0015   90.87 303 x 332 x 28.5 
1988 Oct 2  0330   90.86 302 x 332 x 28.5 
1988 Oct 3  1210 PLBD closed 
 1534:45  OMS DO (168s) 99m/s 
 1537:33  OMS DO CO 
 1606:33  Entry 
 1637:11 Landed RW17 EAFB 
 1637:18 NGTD 
 1637:57  Wheels stop 
1988 Oct 8  1443  SCA takeoff  EAFB 
 1620SCA landing  Kelly AFB TX 
 1715SCA takeoff  Kelly AFB 
 2300SCA landing  KSC SLF 
1988 Oct 90225Tow to OPF/1 

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