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Columbia (STS-80)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1996-065ALaunched 11/19/1996

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ORFEUS/WSF
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 11/19/1996
Last Contact: 12/7/1996

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 352 km
Inclination: 28.47 deg
Dry Mass: 90,167 kg
Total Mass: 112,818 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Human Spaceflight
Payload Category: SS
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1996-065A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/322