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OV-104 Shuttle/Mir

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on May 15, 1997, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 15, 1997 · 08:07 UTCLaunch 1997-023Launch no. 4,141 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 15, 1997, 08:07
Launch designation
1997-023
Mission
OV-104 Shuttle/Mir
Flight name
Shuttle/Mir-6
Vehicle flight ID
STS-84

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
396 km
Payload mass to orbit
116.1 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Atlantis (STS-84)1997-023ANORAD 24804NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight100.9 tDocked with another object · May 17, 1997
Spacehab SH-081997-023Spacehab 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.