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STS-96 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and the first shuttle flight to dock at the International Space Station. It was Discovery's 26th flight. The shuttle carried the Spacehab module in the payload, filled with cargo for station outfitting. STS-96 launched from Kennedy Space Center…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STS-96 | Apogee altitude | 340 kilometres (210 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | COSPAR ID | 1999-030A | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Crew size | 7 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Distance travelled | 6,000,000 kilometres (3,700,000 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Docking date | 29 May 1999, 04:23 UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Docking port | PMA-2 (Unity forward) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Inclination | 51.6 degrees | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Landing date | 6 June 1999, 06:02:43 (1999-06-06UTC06:02:44Z) UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Landing mass | 100,230 kilograms (220,980 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 15 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Launch date | 27 May 1999, 10:49:42 (1999-05-27UTC10:49:42Z) UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Launch mass | 118,857 kilograms (262,035 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Members | Kent V. Rominger | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Members | Rick D. Husband | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Members | Daniel T. Barry | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Members | Ellen Ochoa | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Members | Tamara E. Jernigan | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Members | Julie Payette | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Members | Valeri I. Tokarev | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Mission duration | 9 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes, 57 seconds | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Mission type | ISS assembly ISS logistics | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Names | Space Transportation System-96 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Operator | NASA | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Payload mass | 9,097 kilograms (20,056 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Perigee altitude | 326 kilometres (203 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Period | 91.2 min | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Reference system | Geocentric | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | Regime | Low Earth | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-96 | SATCAT no. | 25760 | 1.00 | infobox |
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