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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-76
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 22, 1996, 8:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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.
Low Earth Orbit
PSLV | IRS-P3
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
March 21, 1996, 4:53 a.m.
Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 75
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 14, 1996, 5:40 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | INTELSAT 707
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 14, 1996, 7:11 a.m.
Pegasus XL | REX II
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaAir launch to orbit
March 9, 1996, 1:33 a.m.
Delta 7925-10 | Polar
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 24, 1996, 11:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Polar is one of four spacecraft in the Global Geospace Science (GGS) program. These are among the spacecraft (Wind, Geotail, SOHO, and Cluster) in the International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) program. POLAR measures solar wind entry, ionospheric output, and the depositions of energy into the neutral atmosphere at high latitudes.
Elliptical OrbitSpace Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-75
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 22, 1996, 8:18 p.m.
Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-23
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 21, 1996, 12:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TM-23 was the 25th mission and the 21st long-duration expedition to Mir space station. It was also a part of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program. The mission began on February 21, 1996, 12:34:05 UTC, launching Commander Yuri Onufrienko and Flight Engineer Yury Usachov into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed several EVAs and various scientific experiments. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, STS-76, and welcomed aboard Soyuz TM-24 with the next expedition crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on September 2, 1996, 07:41:40 UTC.
Low Earth Orbit
Proton | Raduga 33
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 19, 1996, 8:19 a.m.
Tsiklon-3 | Gonets-D 319 to 321 & Strela-3 113 to 115
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | UkrainePlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 19, 1996, 12:58 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Gonets- satellite were the civilian derivate of the military Strela-3 satellite system. The Gonets system was offered to support international health organizations to meet their global communications needs for the transfer of medical data and records to remote sites. Strela-3 was the second generation of Russian strategic store-dump military communications satellite. Development of this generation to replace the first generation Strela-1M and Strela-2M satellites began in 1973.
Low Earth Orbit
