Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 184

STS-75

Columbia (19)

USA

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  22.02.1996
Launch time:  20:18 UT
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-B
Altitude:  296 km
Inclination:  28,45°
Landing date:  09.03.1996
Landing time:  13:58 UT
Landing site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
STS-75 crew

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Crew

No.   Surname Given name Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Allen  Andrew Michael "Andy"  CDR 3 15d 17h 41m  251 
2 USA  Horowitz  Scott Jay "Doc"  PLT 1 15d 17h 41m  251 
3 USA  Hoffman  Jeffrey Alan  MSP 5 15d 17h 41m  251 
4 Italy  Cheli  Maurizio  MSP 1 15d 17h 41m  251 
5 Switzerland  Nicollier  Claude  MSP 3 15d 17h 41m  251 
6 USA  Chang-Diaz  Franklin Ramon  MSP 5 15d 17h 41m  251 
7 Italy  Guidoni  Umberto  MSP 1 15d 17h 41m  251 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Allen
2  Horowitz
3  Hoffman
4  Cheli
5  Nicollier
6  Chang-Diaz
7  Guidoni
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Allen
2  Horowitz
3  Nicollier
4  Cheli
5  Hoffman
6  Chang-Diaz
7  Guidoni

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC).

Mission "US Microgravity Payload-3" with several experiment in different sientific fields; deploying of Italian Tethered Satellite System-1 failed, because the tether has broken after a distance of 19 km; satellite was lost; mission was extended one day due of bad weather on Cape Canaveral (KSC).

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle STS-75 rollout
STS-75 launch TSS
STS-75 landing  
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