RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 20, 1996, 14:49
- Launch designation
- 1996-036
- Mission
- OV-102 Spacelab
- Flight name
- Spacelab LMS
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-78
- Year
- Launches in 1996
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 285 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 121.1 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (STS-78) | 1996-036ANORAD 23931 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 98.3 t | Landed · Jul 7, 1996 |
| Spacelab LMS | 1996-036 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| EDO-8 | 1996-036 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.