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OV-104 Shuttle/Mir

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on September 26, 1997, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 26, 1997 · 02:34 UTCLaunch 1997-055Launch no. 4,174 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 26, 1997, 02:34
Launch designation
1997-055
Mission
OV-104 Shuttle/Mir
Flight name
Shuttle/Mir-7
Vehicle flight ID
STS-86

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
391 km
Payload mass to orbit
116.2 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Atlantis (STS-86)1997-055ANORAD 24964NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight100.5 tDocked with another object · Sep 27, 1997
Spacehab SH-091997-055Spacehab 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.