Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-78

Mission Status

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Mission Details

STS-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
Launch Window 02:49 PM - 02:49 PM

Rocket Configuration

Name Space Shuttle
Manufacturer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Height 56.1 m
Diameter 8 m
Maiden Flight 1981-04-12
Success Rate 133/135 (99%)

The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.