Lockheed Martin Space Operations
STS-76
Space Shuttle
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, March 22, 1996 · 08:13 UTC
Mission
/01STS-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.
Mission Type
Human Exploration
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
36
Pad Launches
93
Location Launches
7
Agency Launches
19
Orbital This Year