LAUNCH CENTER
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Success
Thu May 27 1999
Lockheed Space Operations Company
STS-96
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(10:49 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(10:49 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(10:49 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-96 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and the first shuttle flight to dock with the International Space Station. The shuttle carried the Spacehab module in the payload, filled with cargo for station outfitting. STS-96 launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 27 May 1999 at 06:49:42 AM EDT.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 39B