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OV-104 Shuttle/Mir

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 22, 1996, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 22, 1996 · 08:13 UTCLaunch 1996-018Launch no. 4,059 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 22, 1996, 08:13
Launch designation
1996-018
Mission
OV-104 Shuttle/Mir
Flight name
Shuttle/Mir-3
Vehicle flight ID
STS-76

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
398 km
Payload mass to orbit
112.9 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Atlantis (STS-76)1996-018ANORAD 23831NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight99.9 tDocked with another object · Mar 24, 1996
Spacehab SH-04 (SM)1996-018Spacehab Inc.———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.