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 ATLAS-3 in the payload bay of Atlantis, while the Shuttle's Canadarm grapples CRISTA-SPAS | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-66 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Research |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1994-073A |
| SATCAT no. | 23340 |
| Mission duration | 10 days, 22 hours, 34 minutes, 2 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 7,330,226 kilometers (4,554,791 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 174 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis |
| Payload mass | 10,544 kilograms (23,246 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 3, 1994, 16:59:43.060 UTC |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | November 14, 1994, 15:33:45 UTC |
| Landing site | Edwards, Runway 22 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 296 kilometres (184 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 310 kilometres (190 mi) |
| Inclination | 57.0 degrees |
| Period | 90.6 minutes |
 STS-66 mission patch  Left to right: Clervoy, Parazynski, Brown, Tanner, McMonagle, Ochoa | |
STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-66 launched on November 3, 1994, at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39-B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base on November 14, 1994, at 10:33:45 am EST.