RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 11, 1996, 09:41
- Launch designation
- 1996-001
- Mission
- OV-105 Research/FF
- Flight name
- Spartan/SLA
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-72
- Year
- Launches in 1996
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 582 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 109.4 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavour (STS-72) | 1996-001ANORAD 23762 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 101.8 t | Landed · Jan 20, 1996 |
| OAST-Flyer | 1996-001BNORAD 23763 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Technology | 1,198 kg | Attached to another object · Jan 14, 1996 |
| SLA-1/GAS | 1996-001 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| G-342 FLEXBEAM | 1996-001 | USAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.