Lockheed Martin Space Operations
STS-78
Space Shuttle
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, June 20, 1996 · 14:49 UTC
Mission
/01STS-78 was the fifth dedicated Life and Microgravity Spacelab mission for the Space Shuttle program, flown partly in preparation for the International Space Station project. The mission used the Space Shuttle Columbia, which lifted off successfully from Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39-B on 20 June 1996.
Mission Type
N/A
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Space Shuttle
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.627° N, 80.621° W
38
Pad Launches
95
Location Launches
9
Agency Launches
39
Orbital This Year