Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
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.
Details
Type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Fri, Mar 22, 1996, 08:13
Weather
ProMission Patch
