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Lockheed Martin Space OperationsSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-75
Launched
February 22, 1996
Summary
STS-75 launched on a Lockheed Martin Space Operations Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on February 22, 1996. It was Lockheed Martin Space Operations's 6th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,054th orbital launch attempt. It was the 75th Space Shuttle flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Columbia (STS-75), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 305 × 310 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 7 crew members flew: Claude Nicollier, Maurizio Cheli, Umberto Guidoni, Jeffrey Hoffman, Scott Horowitz, Franklin Chang Díaz and Andrew M. Allen. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-75 launch & landing (2-22-96)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Martin Space OperationsSpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 75th Space Shuttle flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Martin Space Operations's 6th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,054th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Claude NicollierMission Specialist · ESA · age 51 · 3rd flight
Maurizio CheliMission Specialist · ESA · age 36 · first flight
Umberto GuidoniPayload Specialist · ESA · age 41 · first flight
Jeffrey HoffmanMission Specialist · NASA · age 51 · 5th flight
Scott HorowitzPilot · NASA · age 38 · first flight
Franklin Chang DíazMission Specialist · NASA · age 45 · 5th flight
Andrew M. AllenCommander · NASA · age 40 · 3rd flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102)
Space Shuttle Columbia (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service, it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 15 days
Space Shuttle Columbia successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Columbia (STS-75) · NORAD 23801 · 1996-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STS 75
- Object ID
- 1996-012A
- Epoch
- 1996-02-22 21:00:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.906004 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003762
- Inclination
- 28.4695°
- Ascending node
- 286.8054°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.8566°
- Mean anomaly
- 311.1323°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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; none still in orbit
- Columbia (STS-75) · NORAD 23801 · landed March 9, 1996
- TSS-1R · NORAD 23805 · re-entered March 20, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-75 was a United States NASA Space Shuttle mission, the 19th mission of the Columbia orbiter.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
35th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 2nd this year · 92nd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-75 launch?
STS-75 launched on February 22, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-75?
Coverage: STS-75 launch & landing (2-22-96). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-75?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Martin Space Operations. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-75 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-75 reach?
Columbia (STS-75), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 305 × 310 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did STS-75 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-75 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle