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Entry no.
1996-0075
STS 78
STS 78 (NORAD 23931) landed on 7 July 1996, after 17 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23931
International designator
1996-036A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Jun 1996Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
7 Jul 1996Recorded time 12:36 UTC
Time in orbit
17 days17 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
39.0°N to 39.0°SFinal inclination 39.0°
Mass
98,287 kg
Operator
NASA JSC
Built by
RWI/Palmdale
Bus
STS OV
Programme
OV-102
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 39.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 39.0°N and 39.0°S.
Life in orbit
17 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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