Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-96

Name: Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-96
Start: 1999-05-27T10:49:42.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Lockheed Space Operations Company · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Lockheed Space Operations Company's 64th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,320th orbital launch attempt

May 27, 1999Add to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: May 27, 10:49 – May 27, 10:49 UTC

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STS-96

STS-96 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and the first shuttle flight to dock with the International Space Station. The shuttle carried the Spacehab module in the payload, filled with cargo for station outfitting. STS-96 launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 27 May 1999 at 06:49:42 AM EDT.

Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)