Lockheed Martin Space OperationsLaunch Successful

STS‑78

Name: Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-78
Start: 1996-06-20T14:49:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102

Launched Thu, Jun 20 · 2:49 PM UTC1996-06-20 14:49 UTCLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

39th

orbital launch attempt in 1996

Lockheed Martin Space Operations

5th

launch this year

Launch Complex 39B

5th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

32 d 4 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: STS-78 launch (6-20-96)

Mission

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 Centerâ€™s launch pad 39-B on 20 June 1996.

Launch Provider

Lockheed Martin Space Operations

Commercial · United States of America

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Successful

100%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Crew

All astronauts

Space Shuttle

Vehicle history

Height

56.1m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

27,500kg

Liftoff thrust

28,200kN

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Lockheed Martin Space OperationsLaunch Successful

STS‑78

Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102

Launched Thu, Jun 20 · 2:49 PM UTC1996-06-20 14:49 UTCLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Reached orbit

Follow Lockheed Martin Space Operations in the app Watch the replay

Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

39th

orbital launch attempt in 1996

Lockheed Martin Space Operations

5th

launch this year

Launch Complex 39B

5th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

32 d 4 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: STS-78 launch (6-20-96)

Mission

Launch Provider

Lockheed Martin Space Operations

Commercial · United States of America

Launches

Successful

100%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Lockheed Martin Space Operations launches Website

Crew

All astronauts

Space Shuttle

Vehicle history

Height

56.1m

Diameter

To low Earth orbit

27,500kg

Liftoff thrust

28,200kN

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Kennedy Space Center schedule

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STS‑78

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STS‑78

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