LAUNCH CENTER
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Success
Fri Mar 22 1996
Lockheed Martin Space Operations
STS-76
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(8:13 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(8:13 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(8:13 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
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Space ShuttleDescription:
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MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Human Exploration
- STS-76 was NASA's 76th Space Shuttle mission, and the 16th mission for Atlantis. STS-76 launched on 22 March 1996 at 3:13 am EST (UTC −5) from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39B. STS-76 lasted over 9 days, traveled about 3,800,000 miles (6,100,000 km) while orbiting Earth an estimated 145 times, and landing at 5:28 am PST (UTC −8) on 31 March 1996 at Edwards Air Force Base runway 22.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 39B