 View of Mir from Atlantis, with the Soyuz-TM Fregat and Progress 233 docked | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-81 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Shuttle-Mir |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1997-001A |
| SATCAT no. | 24711 |
| Mission duration | 10 days, 4 hours, 56 minutes, 30 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 6,100,000 kilometres (3,800,000 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 160 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis |
| Payload mass | 2,250 kilograms (4,960 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | |
| Launching | |
| Landing | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 12, 1997, 09:27:23 UTC |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | January 22, 1997, 14:23:51 UTC |
| Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 380 kilometres (240 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 392 kilometres (244 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Period | 92.2 min |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | SO starboard |
| Docking date | January 15, 1997, 03:54:49 UTC |
| Undocking date | January 20, 1997, 02:15:44 UTC |
| Time docked | 4 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes 55 seconds |
 Left to right - Front: Jett, Baker; Back: Grunsfeld, Blaha, Wisoff, Linenger, Ivins | |
STS-81 was a January 1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station.