Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United Space Alliance
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Human Exploration
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Mon, 16 Sep 1996 08:54:49 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4102 ever
Mission
STS-79 was the 17th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis, and the 79th mission of the Space Shuttle program. The flight saw Atlantis dock with the Russian space station Mir to deliver equipment, supplies and relief personnel. A variety of scientific experiments were also conducted aboard Atlantis by her crew. It was the first shuttle mission to rendezvous with a fully assembled Mir, and the fourth rendezvous of a shuttle to the space station.