Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Lockheed Martin Space Operations
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:49:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4080 ever
Mission
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.