Earth orbit
STS-79
STS-79 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the OV-104 program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
STS-79 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the OV-104 program. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1996-057; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 16 September 1996, 08:54:49 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Space Shuttle
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 25 September 1996
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
STS-79
GCAT program: OV-104.
- GCAT ID
- S24324
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Launch mass
- 100,232 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
Spacehab Double Module
GCAT program: Spacehab.
- GCAT ID
- A05819
- Manufacturer
- MDHSV/ALEN
- Launch mass
- 3,953 kg
- Dimensions
- 6 m long · 4.3 m diameter · 4.3 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from STS-79.
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