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Atlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-1
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 3, 1996, 11:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Launched in 1996-8, the Inmarsat-3s were built by Lockheed Martin Astro Space (now Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space) of the USA, responsible for the basic spacecraft, and the European Matra Marconi Space (now Astrium), which developed the communications payload.
Geostationary Orbit
Delta II | GPS IIA-16
United Launch Alliance | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 28, 1996, 12:21 a.m.
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-76
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 22, 1996, 8:13 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
STS-76 was NASA's 76th Space Shuttle mission, and the 16th mission for Atlantis. STS-76 launched on 22 March 1996 at 3:13 am EST (UTC −5) from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39B. STS-76 lasted over 9 days, traveled about 3,800,000 miles (6,100,000 km) while orbiting Earth an estimated 145 times, and landing at 5:28 am PST (UTC −8) on 31 March 1996 at Edwards Air Force Base runway 22.
Low Earth Orbit
PSLV | IRS-P3
Indian Space Research Organization | IndiaSatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
March 21, 1996, 4:53 a.m.
Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 75
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 14, 1996, 5:40 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | INTELSAT 707
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 14, 1996, 7:11 a.m.
Pegasus XL | REX II
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaAir launch to orbit
March 9, 1996, 1:33 a.m.
Delta 7925-10 | Polar
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 24, 1996, 11:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Polar is one of four spacecraft in the Global Geospace Science (GGS) program. These are among the spacecraft (Wind, Geotail, SOHO, and Cluster) in the International Solar Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) program. POLAR measures solar wind entry, ionospheric output, and the depositions of energy into the neutral atmosphere at high latitudes.
Elliptical OrbitSpace Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-75
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 22, 1996, 8:18 p.m.
Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-23
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 21, 1996, 12:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Soyuz TM-23 was the 25th mission and the 21st long-duration expedition to Mir space station. It was also a part of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program. The mission began on February 21, 1996, 12:34:05 UTC, launching Commander Yuri Onufrienko and Flight Engineer Yury Usachov into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, cosmonauts performed several EVAs and various scientific experiments. Station crew was visited by several Progress resupply spacecrafts, STS-76, and welcomed aboard Soyuz TM-24 with the next expedition crew. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on September 2, 1996, 07:41:40 UTC.
Low Earth Orbit
