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Unknown Payload
Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
Schedule watchTracking updates
T– about 2hWindow opens 03:15 AM UTC
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STS-72
Space ShuttleLockheed Martin Space OperationsLaunch Complex 39B
Thursday, January 11, 1996 · 09:41 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
STS-72 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to capture and return to Earth a Japanese 16 spacecraft known as Space Flyer Unit (SFU). The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 11 January 1996.
PayloadSTS-72
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSpace Shuttle
StagesUnknown
PadLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.627°N
- Longitude
- 80.621°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
09:41 AM UTC - 09:41 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
