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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104
Launched 1996-03-22 08:13:04 UTCLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
19th
orbital launch attempt in 1996
Lockheed Martin Space Operations
3rd
launch this year
Launch Complex 39B
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
28 d 11 h
since the pad's previous launch
STS-76 was NASA's 76th Space Shuttle mission, and the 16th mission for Atlantis. STS-76 launched on 22 March 1996 at 3:13 am EST (UTC −5) from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39B. STS-76 lasted over 9 days, traveled about 3,800,000 miles (6,100,000 km) while orbiting Earth an estimated 145 times, and landing at 5:28 am PST (UTC −8) on 31 March 1996 at Edwards Air Force Base runway 22.
Launches
9
Successful
9
100%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
56.1m
Diameter
8m
To low Earth orbit
27,500kg
Liftoff thrust
28,200kN
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