Status
Success
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
STS-75
The primary objective of STS-75 was to carry the Tethered Satellite System Reflight (TSS-1R) into orbit and to deploy it spaceward on a conducting tether. The mission also flew the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP-3) designed to investigate materials science and condensed matter physics.
Total Mass: 10,592.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Stats
1996
13th orbital launch attempt
Space Shuttle
75th mission
2nd mission of 1996
74th successful mission
50th consecutive successful mission