STS-7W

STS-7W
Mission insignia
Mission statistics
Mission name	STS-7W
Space shuttle	Constitution
Launch pad	SLC-7
Launch date	January 12, 2010 11:32 a.m. PDT (19:32 UTC)
Landing	January 16, 2010 4:42 p.m. PDT (00:42 UTC)
Mission duration	4 days, 5 hours, 10 minutes
Number of orbits	TBD
Orbital altitude	Classified
Orbital inclination	98.6°
Distance traveled	TBD
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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

• Classified Department of Defense Payload (suspected reconnaissance satellite)

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

External links

• The ISA homepage
• The ISA's STS-7W page
• DOD website