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STS-96 Mission Profile
Launch Date
May 27, 1999
Launch Time
6:49:42 a.m. EDT
Launch Window
5 - 10 minutes
Launch Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Launch Pad
39B
Mission Duration
9 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes, 57 seconds
Orbiter Vehicle
Discovery (OV-103)
Flight Number
STS-96
Inclination
51.6 degrees
Altitude
173 nautical miles
Landing Date
June 6, 1999
Landing Time
2:02:43 a.m. EDT
Landing Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Crew
Commander: Kent V. Rominger, NASA (fourth flight)
Pilot: Rick D. Husband, NASA (first flight)
Mission Specialist: Ellen Ochoa, NASA (third flight)
Mission Specialist: Tamara E. Jernigan, NASA (fifth flight)
Mission Specialist: Daniel T. Barry, NASA (second flight)
Mission Specialist: Julie Payette, Canadian Space Agency (first flight)
Mission Specialist: Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, Russian Aviation and Space Agency (first flight)
Pilot: Rick D. Husband, NASA (first flight)
Mission Specialist: Ellen Ochoa, NASA (third flight)
Mission Specialist: Tamara E. Jernigan, NASA (fifth flight)
Mission Specialist: Daniel T. Barry, NASA (second flight)
Mission Specialist: Julie Payette, Canadian Space Agency (first flight)
Mission Specialist: Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, Russian Aviation and Space Agency (first flight)
Primary Payloads
ISS-2A.1 (Logistics and Outfitting), SPACEHAB (Double module). The SPACEHAB is a large, pressurized cylinder installed in the shuttle cargo bay, used for storage of equipment, and to which astronauts have access once in orbit.
Secondary Payloads
Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC), STARSHINE, Shuttle Vibration Forces (SVF), Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring system (IVHM)
