flown missionSuccess

Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-78

Lockheed Martin Space OperationsLaunch Complex 39B — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
STS-78
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

STS-78 was the fifth dedicated Life and Microgravity Spacelab mission for the Space Shuttle program, flown partly in preparation for the International Space Station project. The mission used the Space Shuttle Columbia, which lifted off successfully from Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39-B on 20 June 1996.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Space Shuttle
Provider
Lockheed Martin Space Operations
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Launch Complex 39B
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York