RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 16, 1996, 08:54
- Launch designation
- 1996-057
- Mission
- OV-104 Shuttle/Mir
- Flight name
- Shuttle/Mir-4
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-79
- Year
- Launches in 1996
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 390 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 116.7 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis (STS-79) | 1996-057ANORAD 24324 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 100.2 t | Docked with another object · Sep 19, 1996 |
| Spacehab SH-06 | 1996-057 | Spacehab 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.