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Lockheed Martin Space OperationsSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-76
Launched
March 22, 1996
Summary
STS-76 launched on a Lockheed Martin Space Operations Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 22, 1996. It was Lockheed Martin Space Operations's 7th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,060th orbital launch attempt. It was the 76th Space Shuttle flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 233 × 301 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 6 crew members flew: Shannon Lucid, Linda M. Godwin, Kevin P. Chilton, Richard A. Searfoss, Michael R. Clifford and Ronald M. Sega. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-76 launch & landing (3-22-96)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Martin Space OperationsShuttle–Mir, Space Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 76th Space Shuttle flight · 3rd this yearLockheed Martin Space Operations's 7th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,060th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Shannon LucidMission Specialist · NASA · age 53 · 5th flight
Linda M. GodwinMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 3rd flight
Kevin P. ChiltonCommander · NASA · age 41 · 3rd flight
Richard A. SearfossPilot · NASA · age 39 · 2nd flight
Michael R. CliffordMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 3rd flight
Ronald M. SegaMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 2nd flight
Landing crew
- Linda M. GodwinMission Specialist · NASA
- Kevin P. ChiltonPilot · NASA
- Richard A. SearfossPilot · NASA
- Michael R. CliffordMission Specialist · NASA
- Ronald M. SegaMission Specialist · NASA
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104)
Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV‑104) is a Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Constructed by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern Florida in April 1985, Atlantis is the fourth operational and the second-to-last Space Shuttle built. Its maiden flight was STS-51-J from 3 to 7 October 1985. Atlantis embarked on its 33rd and final mission, also the final mission of a space shuttle, STS-135, on 8 July 2011. STS-134 by Endeavour was expected to be the final flight before STS-135 was authorized in October 2010. STS-135 took advantage of the processing for the STS-335 Launch On Need mission that would have been necessary if STS-134's crew became stranded in orbit. Atlantis landed for the final time at the Kennedy Space Center on 21 July 2011. By the end of its final mission, Atlantis had orbited the Earth a total of 4,848 times, traveling nearly 126,000,000 mi (203,000,000 km) or more than 525 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 9 days 5 hours
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-76) · NORAD 23831 · 1996-018 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1996-018A
- Epoch
- 1996-03-22 14:30:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05261148 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0051948
- Inclination
- 51.6485°
- Ascending node
- 198.2066°
- Arg. of perigee
- 345.7791°
- Mean anomaly
- 112.9035°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.0000068614
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
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- Atlantis (STS-76) · NORAD 23831 · docked March 24, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-76 was NASA's 76th Space Shuttle mission, and the 16th mission for Atlantis. STS-76 launched on 22 March 1996 at 3:13 am EST (UTC −5) from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39B. STS-76 lasted over 9 days, traveled about 3,800,000 miles (6,100,000 km) while orbiting Earth an estimated 145 times, and landing at 5:28 am PST (UTC −8) on 31 March 1996 at Edwards Air Force Base runway 22.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
36th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 3rd this year · 93rd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-76 launch?
STS-76 launched on March 22, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-76?
Coverage: STS-76 launch & landing (3-22-96). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-76?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Martin Space Operations. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-76 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-76 reach?
It reached a 233 × 301 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is STS-76 part of?
Shuttle–Mir and Space Shuttle. About Shuttle–Mir