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Columbia (STS-78)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1996-036ALaunched 6/20/1996

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Spacelab LMS
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 6/20/1996
Last Contact: 7/7/1996

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 269 km
Inclination: 39.01 deg
Dry Mass: 92,286 kg
Total Mass: 111,458 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1996-036A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/319