Mission Objectives

The primary mission objectives are to successfully perform the planned operations of the four primary payloads: SPACEHAB, HOST, IEH-03, and SPARTAN-201.

Crew
Commander:	Curtis L. Brown
Pilot:	Steven W. Lindsey
Mission Specialist 1:	Stephen K. Robinson
Mission Specialist 2:	Scott E. Parazynski
Mission Specialist 3:	Pedro Duque
Payload Specialist 1:	Chiaki Mukai
Payload Specialist 2:	John H. Glenn

Launch
Orbiter:	Discovery OV103
Launch Site:	Pad 39-B Kennedy Space Center
Launch Window:	2 hours, 30 minutes
Altitude:	300 nautical miles
Inclination:	28.45 degrees
Duration:	8 Days 21 Hrs. 50 Min.
Shuttle Liftoff Weight:	4,521,918 lbs.
Software Version:	OI-26B
Super Light Weight Tank
Abort Landing Sites    RTLS:  Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC    TAL:    Banjul, The Gambia; Ben Guerir, Morocco; Moron, Spain    AOA:   Edwards Air Force Base, California

Space Shuttle Main Engines
SSME 1:  #2048	SSME 2:  #2043	SSME 3:  #2045

Landing
Landing Date:	11/07/98
Landing Time:	11:50 AM (eastern time)
Primary Landing Site:	Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC
Orbiter/Payload Weight at Landing:	227,783 lbs.

Payloads

Cargo Bay

SPACEHAB

SPARTAN 201-5

HST Orbital Systems Test Platform (HOST)

International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH-3)

Cryogenic Thermal Storage Unit (CRYOTSU)

Space Experiment Module (SEM) - 4

Getaway Special (GAS) Program

In-Cabin

Biological Research in Canisters (BRIC)

Electronic Nose (E-NOSE)