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Lockheed Martin Space OperationsSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-72
Launched
January 11, 1996
Summary
STS-72 launched on a Lockheed Martin Space Operations Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on January 11, 1996. It was Lockheed Martin Space Operations's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,042nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 74th Space Shuttle flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Endeavour (STS-72), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 467 km orbit inclined 28.4°. 6 crew members flew: Koichi Wakata, Brian Duffy, Leroy Chiao, Brent W. Jett Jr., Daniel T. Barry and Winston E. Scott. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-72 launch & landing (1-11-96)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Martin Space OperationsSpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 74th Space Shuttle flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin Space Operations's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,042nd orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Koichi WakataMission Specialist · JAXA · age 32 · first flight
Brian DuffyCommander · NASA · age 42 · 3rd flight
Leroy ChiaoMission Specialist · NASA · age 35 · 2nd flight
Brent W. Jett Jr.Pilot · NASA · age 37 · first flight
Daniel T. BarryMission Specialist · NASA · age 42 · first flight
Winston E. ScottMission Specialist · NASA · age 45 · first flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105)
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational shuttle built. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. STS-134 was expected to be the final mission of the Space Shuttle program, but with the authorization of STS-135, Atlantis became the last shuttle to fly. The United States Congress approved the construction of Endeavour in 1987 to replace Challenger, which was lost in 1986. Structural spares built during the construction of Discovery and Atlantis were used in its assembly. NASA chose, on cost grounds, to build Endeavour from spares rather than refitting Enterprise.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 8 days 22 hours
Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Endeavour (STS-72) · NORAD 23762 · 1996-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1996-001A
- Epoch
- 1996-01-11 10:41:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.83474835 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0208369
- Inclination
- 28.4458°
- Ascending node
- 93.6292°
- Arg. of perigee
- 52.6017°
- Mean anomaly
- 247.9268°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000058851
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 2 payloads
- Endeavour (STS-72) · NORAD 23762 · landed January 20, 1996
- OAST-Flyer · NORAD 23763
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-72 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to capture and return to Earth a Japanese 16 spacecraft known as Space Flyer Unit (SFU). The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 11 January 1996.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
34th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 91st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
82 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-72 launch?
STS-72 launched on January 11, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-72?
Coverage: STS-72 launch & landing (1-11-96). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-72?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Martin Space Operations. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-72 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-72 reach?
Endeavour (STS-72), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 467 km orbit inclined 28.4°.
How many satellites did STS-72 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-72 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle