RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 19, 1996, 19:55
- Launch designation
- 1996-065
- Mission
- OV-102 Research/FF
- Flight name
- ORFEUS/WSF
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-80
- Year
- Launches in 1996
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 377 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 121.8 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (STS-80) | 1996-065ANORAD 24660 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 99.7 t | Landed · Dec 7, 1996 |
| ORFEUS-SPAS | 1996-065BNORAD 24661 | German Research Inst. for Aviation and Spaceflight | Astronomy | 3,572 kg | Attached to another object · Nov 20, 1996 |
| Wake Shield Facility | 1996-065CNORAD 24662 | Space Industries International/Calspan | Microgravity | 2,109 kg | Attached to another object · Nov 22, 1996 |
| EDO-9 | 1996-065 | 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.