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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-80
Launched
November 19, 1996
Summary
STS-80 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 19, 1996. It was United Space Alliance's 2nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,110th orbital launch attempt. It was the 80th Space Shuttle flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Columbia (STS-80), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 355 × 365 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 5 crew members flew: Story Musgrave, Tamara E. Jernigan, Kenneth Cockrell, Thomas David Jones and Kent Rominger. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
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- STS-80 launch (11-19-96)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · United Space AllianceSpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 80th Space Shuttle flight · 7th this yearUnited Space Alliance's 2nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,110th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Story MusgraveMission Specialist · NASA · age 61 · 6th flight
Tamara E. JerniganMission Specialist · NASA · age 37 · 4th flight
Kenneth CockrellCommander · NASA · age 46 · 3rd flight
Thomas David JonesMission Specialist · NASA · age 41 · 3rd flight
Kent RomingerPilot · NASA · age 40 · 2nd 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: 17 days
Space Shuttle Columbia successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
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Orbit: as tracked
Columbia (STS-80) · NORAD 24660 · 1996-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1996-065A
- Epoch
- 1996-11-19 19:37:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.72161407 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000795
- Inclination
- 28.4662°
- Ascending node
- 188.684°
- Arg. of perigee
- 257.3334°
- Mean anomaly
- 102.6856°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
3 catalogued: 3 payloads
- Columbia (STS-80) · NORAD 24660 · landed December 7, 1996
- ORFEUS-SPAS · NORAD 24661
- Wake Shield Facility · NORAD 24662
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-80 was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle Columbia. The launch was originally scheduled for 31 October 1996, but was delayed to 19 November for several reasons. Likewise, the landing, which was originally scheduled for 5 December, was pushed back to 7 December after bad weather prevented landing for two days. The mission was the longest Shuttle mission ever flown at 17 days, 15 hours, and 53 minutes. Although two spacewalks were planned for the mission, they were both canceled after problems with the airlock hatch prevented astronauts Tom Jones and Tammy Jernigan from exiting the orbiter.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
39th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 6th this year · 97th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
152 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-80 launch?
STS-80 launched on November 19, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-80?
Coverage: STS-80 launch (11-19-96). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-80?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-80 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-80 reach?
Columbia (STS-80), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 355 × 365 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did STS-80 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-80 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle