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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1996 (5:53 AM EST)


MISSION: STS-72 -- SFU-Retrieval & OAST-Flyer
LAUNCH DAY

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Orbit
LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 11 at 4:41 a.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 20 at about 3:03 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 8 days, 22 hours, 22 minutes
CREW SIZE: 6
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 288 statute miles/28.45 degrees

NOTE:  The Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-72 was
successfully launched today from KSC at 4:41 a.m. eastern time on a
9-day mission to retrieve a Japanese satellite. Launch occurred about
23 minutes later than planned due to communications problems.
Otherwise, launch from Pad 39B went without any serious technical
problems.

	Rendezvous with the SFU satellite is set to occur on
Saturday, Jan. 13.

	Atlantis is scheduled to land at KSC on Saturday, Jan. 20 at
about 3 a.m.

	The STS-72 crew are: Commander Brian Duffy, Pilot Brent Jett, and
Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao, Daniel Barry, Winston Scott, and
representing the National Space Development Agency of Japan, Koichi Wakata.