 The Inflatable Antenna Experiment in free flight | |
| Mission type | Microgravity research |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1996-032A |
| SATCAT no. | 23870 |
| Mission duration | 10 days, 40 minutes, 10 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 6,600,000 kilometres (4,100,000 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 161 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
| Launch mass | 115,456 kilograms (254,537 lb) |
| Landing mass | 92,701 kilograms (204,371 lb) |
| Payload mass | 12,233 kilograms (26,969 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 May 1996, 10:30:00.066 UTC |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 29 May 1996, 11:09:18 UTC |
| Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 278 kilometres (173 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 287 kilometres (178 mi) |
| Inclination | 39.0 degrees |
| Period | 90.1 min |
 Left to right – Seated: Brown, Casper; Standing, Bursch, Runco, Garneau, Thomas | |
STS-77 was the 77th Space Shuttle mission and the 11th mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.[1] The mission began from launch pad 39B from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 19 May 1996 lasting 10 days and 40 minutes and completing 161 revolutions before landing on runway 33.[2] The defense and aerospace technology company L'Garde was responsible for the design and manufacture of the Antenna in the Inflatable Antenna Experiment, a key component of the STS-77 mission.[3]
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- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "Space Shuttle Mission Archives: STS-77". Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "NASA Report, Space Shuttle Mission STS-77". NASA. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.