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 STS-79 commander Readdy (left) and Mir EO-22 commander Korzun (right) in Mir's Docking Module | |
| Mission type | Shuttle-Mir |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1996-057A |
| SATCAT no. | 24324 |
| Mission duration | 10 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes, 28 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 6,300,000 kilometres (3,900,000 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 160 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | |
| Launching | |
| Landing | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 16, 1996, 08:54:49.048 UTC |
| Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | September 26, 1996, 12:13:20 UTC |
| Landing site | Kennedy SLF Runway 15 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 368 kilometres (229 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 386 kilometres (240 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Period | 92.1 min |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | SO starboard |
| Docking date | September 19, 1996, 03:13:18 UTC |
| Undocking date | September 24, 1996, 01:31:34 UTC |
| Time docked | 4 days, 22 hours, 18 minutes 16 seconds |
 Left to right - Seated: Apt, Wilcutt, Readdy, Akers, Walz; Standing: Lucid, Blaha | |
STS-79 was the 17th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis, and the 79th mission of the Space Shuttle program. The flight saw Atlantis dock with the Russian space station Mir to deliver equipment, supplies and relief personnel. A variety of scientific experiments were also conducted aboard Atlantis by her crew. It was the first shuttle mission to rendezvous with a fully assembled Mir, and the fourth rendezvous of a shuttle to the space station.[1]
- ^ "STS-79 (79)". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2011.