KENNEDY SPACE CENTER          
SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS_______________ 
KSC Contact: Joel Wells
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001  
	
(6:45 PM)

NOTE: This is an orbiter processing report and does not necessarily
reflect the chronological order of upcoming Space Shuttle flights. Visit
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm on the KSC Home
Page for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions.  

Launch - Day

MISSION: STS-98 -  7th  ISS Flight (5A) - U.S. Laboratory 

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: On orbit  
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Feb. 7, 2001 at 6:13:02 p.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Feb. 18, 2001 at about 12:58 p.m. EST
LAUNCH WINDOW:  less than 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 18 hours and 47 minutes 
CREW: Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted-off from KSC's
Launch Pad 39A today at 6:13:02 p.m. EST.  The launch team successfully
troubleshot a minor issue with one of the orbiter's multiplexer-
demultiplexers located in the aft compartment leading to a launch about 2
minutes later than initially targeted. 

Also, weather conditions at the Transoceanic Abort Landing sites had
improved by launch time allowing Atlantis and a 5-member crew to begin the
102nd Shuttle mission in history and the 23rd flight of Space Shuttle
Atlantis.  

KSC's two solid rocket booster recovery ships, Freedom Star and Liberty
Star, deployed into the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday afternoon.  Booster
recovery operations begin tomorrow and the ships are expected to return to
Port Canaveral Friday afternoon with both boosters in tow. 



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