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{{future spaceflight}}
 
 
{{Infobox Space mission  
 
{{Infobox Space mission  
 
| mission_name = STS-7W
 
| mission_name = STS-7W
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| shuttle      = Constitution
 
| shuttle      = Constitution
 
| launch_pad  = [[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 7|SLC-7]]
 
| launch_pad  = [[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 7|SLC-7]]
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| launch      = NET January 12, 2010
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| launch      = January 12, 2010</br>11:32 a.m. PST</br> (17:32 UTC)
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| landing      = ''January 18, 2010''
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| landing      = January 16, 2010</br>4:42 p.m. PST</br> (00:42 UTC)
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| duration    = ''6 days''
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| duration    = 5 days, 5 hours, 10 minutes
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| altitude    = 250 miles (155 km)
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| altitude    = Classified
 
| inclination  = 98.6°
 
| inclination  = 98.6°
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| orbits      = TBD
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| orbits      = 80
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| distance    = TBD
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| distance    = 2,012,720 miles<br>(3,239,158.9 km)
 
| crew_photo  =  
 
| crew_photo  =  
 
| crew_caption =  
 
| crew_caption =  
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|crew5_up          = Arthur Thompson
 
|crew5_up          = Arthur Thompson
 
|flights5_up      = Third
 
|flights5_up      = Third
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}}
 
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===Backup crew===
 
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{{Spaceflight crew
 
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|terminology      = Astronaut
 
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|position1        = Mission Specialist 2
 
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|crew1_up          = Ixy Comeaux
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
==Mission parameters==   
 
==Mission parameters==   
 
* '''Mass:''' Classified   
 
* '''Mass:''' Classified   
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**'''Payload:''' Classified
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**'''Payload:''' Classified  
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* '''Perigee:''' TBD    
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* '''Perigee:''' 273.5 miles (440 km)    
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* '''Apogee:''' TBD 
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* '''Apogee:''' 279.5 miles (450 km) 
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* '''Inclination:''' TBD    
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* '''Inclination:''' 98.6°    
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* '''Period:''' TBD
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* '''Period:''' 94 minutes
  
 
==Mission payload==
 
==Mission payload==
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* Classified Department of Defense Payload
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* Classified Department of Defense Payload (suspected [[Wikipedia:Spy satellite|reconnaissance satellite]])
  
 
==Mission background==
 
==Mission background==
 
==Mission timeline==
 
==Mission timeline==
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==Wake-up calls==
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A tradition for NASA human spaceflights since the days of [[Wikipedia:Project Gemini|Gemini]], mission crews are played a special musical track at the start of each day in space. Each track is specially chosen, often by their families, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! width="7%" style="background:#ccccff;color:black;text-align:left" | '''Flight Day'''
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! width="25%" style="background:#ccccff;color:black;text-align:left" | '''Song'''
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! width="15%" style="background:#ccccff;color:black;text-align:left" | '''Artist/Composer'''
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! width="20%" style="background:#ccccff;color:black;text-align:left" | '''Played for'''
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! width="12%" style="background:#ccccff;color:black;text-align:left" | '''Links'''
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|-
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;"| <small>Day 2</small><br>
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;"| “[[Wikipedia:I Get Around|I Get Around]]”
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;" | [[Wikipedia:The Beach Boys|The Beach Boys]]
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;" | Ken Borden
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;"| <small>[http://lafayetteinc.com/blank/blank.wav WAV] [http://lafayetteinc.com/blank/blank.wav MP3]</br> [http://lafayetteinc.com/blank/Not_here.txt TRANSCRIPT]</small>
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|-
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;"| <small>Day 3</small><br>
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;"| “[[Wikipedia:Heart Like a Wheel|Willin']]”
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;" | [[Wikipedia:Linda Ronstadt|Linda Ronstadt]]
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;" | Cora Miles
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;"| <small>[http://lafayetteinc.com/blank/blank.wav WAV] [http://lafayetteinc.com/blank/blank.wav MP3]</br> [http://lafayetteinc.com/blank/Not_here.txt TRANSCRIPT]</small>
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|-
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;"| <small>Day 4</small><br>
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;"| "[[Wikipedia:Over the Rainbow|Over the Rainbow]]"
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;" | [[Wikipedia:Judy Garland|Judy Garland]]
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;" | STS-7W Crew
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;"| <small>[http://lafayetteinc.com/blank/blank.wav WAV] [http://lafayetteinc.com/blank/blank.wav MP3]</br> [http://lafayetteinc.com/blank/Not_here.txt TRANSCRIPT]</small>
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|-
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;"| <small>Day 5</small><br>
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;"| "[[Wikipedia:Part II (Brad Paisley album)|All You Really Need Is Love]]"
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;" | [[Wikipedia:Brad Paisley|Brad Paisley]]
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;" | Arthur Thompson
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| style="border-bottom:2px solid grey;"| <small>[http://lafayetteinc.com/blank/blank.wav WAV] [http://lafayetteinc.com/blank/blank.wav MP3]</br> [http://lafayetteinc.com/blank/Not_here.txt TRANSCRIPT]</small>
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|}
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==

Latest revision as of 08:47, 20 February 2010

STS-7W
Mission insignia
Shuttle Patch.svg
Mission statistics
Mission nameSTS-7W
Space shuttleConstitution
Launch padSLC-7
Launch dateJanuary 12, 2010
11:32 a.m. PST
(17:32 UTC)
LandingJanuary 16, 2010
4:42 p.m. PST
(00:42 UTC)
Mission duration5 days, 5 hours, 10 minutes
Number of orbits80
Orbital altitudeClassified
Orbital inclination98.6°
Distance traveled2,012,720 miles
(3,239,158.9 km)
Related missions
Previous mission Next mission
STS-6W/93-J STS-93-J OCTF Orbital Contingency Test Flight

STS-7W is a flight of the Space Shuttle Constitution, scheduled to fly no earlier than January 12, 2010. The mission will be the first manned Constitution flight, the first retrograde orbit Shuttle mission, and will be the first ISA mission to carry a classified payload for the U. S. Department of Defense.

Crew

Position Astronaut
Commander Boston Low
Fifth spaceflight
Pilot Ken Borden
Fifth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Cora Miles
Fifth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Jack Spencer
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3 Arthur Thompson
Third spaceflight

Mission parameters

  • Mass: Classified
    • Payload: Classified
  • Perigee: 273.5 miles (440 km)
  • Apogee: 279.5 miles (450 km)
  • Inclination: 98.6°
  • Period: 94 minutes

Mission payload

Mission background

Mission timeline

Wake-up calls

A tradition for NASA human spaceflights since the days of Gemini, mission crews are played a special musical track at the start of each day in space. Each track is specially chosen, often by their families, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.

Flight Day Song Artist/Composer Played for Links
Day 2
 “I Get Around” The Beach Boys Ken Borden WAV MP3
TRANSCRIPT
Day 3
 “Willin'” Linda Ronstadt Cora Miles WAV MP3
TRANSCRIPT
Day 4
 "Over the Rainbow" Judy Garland STS-7W Crew WAV MP3
TRANSCRIPT
Day 5
 "All You Really Need Is Love" Brad Paisley Arthur Thompson WAV MP3
TRANSCRIPT

External links

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Space Shuttle Constitution (OV-108)
Flights:
Upcoming:
Status:
Operational
v • d • e
ISA Space Shuttle Missions
Completed flights (American)
STS-92-A · STS-2V · STS-3V · STS-4V · STS-5V · STS-93-J · STS-7W · OCTF (STS-8W & STS-509) · STS-10W · STS-11W
Completed flights (Russian)
In progress
none
Upcoming flights
Future Launch on Need rescue mission
Cancelled missions
Operational orbiters
Future Orbiters
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