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STS-98
Entry Timeline COMPILED BY WILLIAM HARWOOD Updated: February 19, 2001 The deorbit timeline on any space shuttle mission begins four hours before the rocket firing that drops the ship out of orbit. This is known as "TIG (time of ignition) minus four hours." The actual start of the deorbit timeline, however, can vary by several minutes depending on the crew's schedule. The start of deorbit operations as listed in the chart below may by out of synch with NASA's official timeline by a few minutes either way.
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At a Glance Mission 1: ISS-2R Vehicle: Soyuz Crew: Shepherd, Gidzenko and Krikalev Launch date: Oct. 31, 2000 Launch time: 0753 GMT (2:53 a.m. EST) Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Return vehicle: Shuttle Discovery (STS-102) Landing date: Mid-March 2001 Landing site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Mission 2: ISS-5A (STS-98) Vehicle: Shuttle Atlantis Crew: Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins Launch date: Feb. 7, 2001 Launch time: 6:13 p.m. EST (2313 GMT) Launch site: LC-39A, KSC Landing date: Feb. 20, 2001 Landing time: 12:27 p.m. EST (1727 GMT) Landing site: SLF, KSC  Baseball caps  NEW! The NASA "Meatball" logo appears on a series of stylish baseball caps available now from the Astronomy Now Store. U.S. STOREU.K. & WORLDWIDE STORE
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