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Lockheed Martin Space OperationsSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-77
Launched
May 19, 1996
Summary
STS-77 launched on a Lockheed Martin Space Operations Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on May 19, 1996. It was Lockheed Martin Space Operations's 8th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,075th orbital launch attempt. It was the 77th Space Shuttle flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Endeavour (STS-77), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 288 × 297 km orbit inclined 39.0°. 6 crew members flew: Marc Garneau, John Casper, Curtis Brown, Mario Runco Jr., Daniel W. Bursch and Andy Thomas. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-77 launch & landing (5-19-96)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Martin Space OperationsSpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 77th Space Shuttle flight · 4th this yearLockheed Martin Space Operations's 8th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,075th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Marc GarneauMission Specialist · CSA · age 47 · 2nd flight
John CasperCommander · NASA · age 52 · 4th flight
Curtis BrownPilot · NASA · age 40 · 3rd flight
Mario Runco Jr.Mission Specialist · NASA · age 44 · 3rd flight
Daniel W. BurschMission Specialist · NASA · age 38 · 3rd flight
Andy ThomasMission Specialist · NASA · age 44 · 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: 10 days
Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Endeavour (STS-77) · NORAD 23870 · 1996-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1996-032A
- Epoch
- 1996-05-19 11:15:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96092678 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007292
- Inclination
- 39.0147°
- Ascending node
- 273.3009°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.0713°
- Mean anomaly
- 305.8317°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000048761
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
4 catalogued: 4 payloads
- Endeavour (STS-77) · NORAD 23870 · landed May 29, 1996
- Spartan 207 · NORAD 23871
- IAE · NORAD 23872 · re-entered May 22, 1996
- PAMS · NORAD 23876 · re-entered October 26, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-77 was the 77th Space Shuttle mission and the 11th mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission began from launch pad 39B from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 19 May 1996 lasting 10 days and 40 minutes and completing 161 revolutions before landing on runway 33.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
37th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 4th this year · 94th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-77 launch?
STS-77 launched on May 19, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-77?
Coverage: STS-77 launch & landing (5-19-96). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-77?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Martin Space Operations. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-77 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-77 reach?
Endeavour (STS-77), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 288 × 297 km orbit inclined 39.0°.
How many satellites did STS-77 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-77 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle