# Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-78

**URL:** <https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-columbia-ov-102-sts-78/32714>\
**Category:** Archivio lanci\
**Tags:** columbia, lanci-lmso, sts, lanci-con-equipaggio, nasa, space-shuttle, lanci-1996\
**Created:** [19 Giugno 1996, 2:49pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-columbia-ov-102-sts-78/32714 "1996-06-19T14:49:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [19 Giugno 1996, 2:49pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-columbia-ov-102-sts-78/32714/1 "1996-06-19T14:49:00Z")

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> **Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-78**
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> **Starts:** 20 Giugno 1996, 2:49pm (Etc/UTC)\
> **Location:** www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/28.6271123/-80.6210150&layers=N\
> **Link:** <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLpdM5Q3F8w>

### Patch della missione

 ![](https://discourse-data-fra.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/7/3/7311146b8ab33053540eccca935e279ce4be2178.png)

### Informazioni sulla missione

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Lancio | 1996-06-20T14:49:00 |
| Esito | **SUCCESSO** |
| Tipo missione | |
| Orbita | Orbita bassa terrestre (LEO) |
| Rampa | Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA (USA) [🗺](http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.62711233&mlon=-80.62101503&zoom=20) |

### Equipaggio

| ↑↓ | Nome | &nbsp; | Affiliazione | Ruolo |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ↑↓ | [Susan Helms](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/30807) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [Terence Henricks](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31300) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Comandante |
| ↑↓ | [Kevin R. Kregel](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31538) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Pilota |
| ↑↓ | [Richard M. Linnehan](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31545) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [Charles E. Brady Jr.](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/33447) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [Jean-Jacques Favier](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31289) | 🇫🇷 | CNES | Specialista del carico utile |
| ↑↓ | [Robert Thirsk](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31431) | 🇨🇦 | CSA | Specialista del carico utile |

### Veicolo spaziale

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Nome | [Space Shuttle Columbia](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/40074) seriale OV-102 |
| Destinazione | Orbita bassa terrestre |
| Configurazione | Space Shuttle |
| Trasporto equipaggi | Sì |
| Dimensioni | altezza 56,10 m  
diametro 8,70 m |
| Numero passeggeri | Fino a 7 persone |
| Capacità di carico | 27.500 kg |

### Lanciatore

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Nome | Space Shuttle[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle) |
| Costruttore | National Aeronautics and Space Administration [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration) [Info](https://www.nasa.gov) |
| Fornitore servizi di lancio | Lockheed Martin Space Operations Wiki [Info](https://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/ssc.html) |
| Primo volo | 1981-04-12 |
| Numero stadi | 2 |
| Altezza | 56,10 m |
| Diametro | 8,00 m |
| Peso al lancio | 2.030 t |
| Spinta al decollo | 28.200 kN |
| Capacità di carico | LEO: 27.500 kg  
GTO: - |
| Successi/Lanci totali | 133/135 (22 consecutivi) |
| Booster | None |

### Video

- Recap: [STS-78 launch (6-20-96)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLpdM5Q3F8w) (3210andLiftoff)

Ultimo aggiornamento: 2026-09-09T22:03:21 con AstronautiBOT 2026.09.07 - Fonte: [LaunchLibrary2 API](https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/7ba7a5b0-0ab5-44c5-b53f-57f1461b0147/?format=json)

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STS-78 was the fifth dedicated Life and Microgravity Spacelab mission for the Space Shuttle program, flown partly in preparation for the International Space Station project. The mission used the Space Shuttle Columbia, which lifted off successfully from Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39-B on 20 June 1996.