 Deployment of the Tethered Satellite System | |
| Mission type | Microgravity research Technology development |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1996-012A |
| SATCAT no. | 23801 |
| Mission duration | 15 days, 17 hours, 40 minutes, 22 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 10,500,000 kilometres (6,500,000 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 252 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Payload mass | 10,592 kilograms (23,351 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 7 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 February 1996, 20:18:00 UTC |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 9 March 1996, 13:58:22 UTC |
| Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 277 kilometres (172 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 320 kilometres (200 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.45 degrees |
| Period | 90.5 minutes |
 Left to right - Seated: Horowitz, Allen, Chang-Diaz; Standing: Cheli, Guidoni, Hoffman, Nicollier | |
STS-75 was a 1996 NASA Space Shuttle mission, the 19th mission of the Columbia orbiter.