Mission description
STS-81 was a January 1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-81
January 12, 1997 at 9:27 AM UTC
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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January 12, 1997 at 9:27 AM UTC
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Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6271, -80.6210
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- January 12, 1997 at 9:27 AM UTC
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- January 12, 1997 at 9:27 AM UTC
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STS-81 launch (1-12-97)
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Height
56.1 m
Diameter
8 m
LEO capacity
27,500 kg
Successful launches
133
Launch complex
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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