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Entry no.
1996-0116

STS 79

STS 79 (NORAD 24324) landed after a space station visit on 26 September 1996, after 10 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
24324
International designator
1996-057A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
16 Sep 1996Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
26 Sep 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
100,232 kg
Operator
NASA JSC
Built by
RWI/Palmdale
Bus
STS OV
Programme
OV-104

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.

Life in orbit

10 days
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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