Liberty Space Station
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| Station statistics | |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | N/A |
| SATCAT no. | N/A |
| Crew | 4 |
| Launch | 3 April 1996 – 18 October 2005 |
| Launch pad | Lydia Launch Site Bravo Howard Barr Cosmodrome |
| Periapsis altitude | 365 km (197 nmi) AMSL |
| Apoapsis altitude | 383 km (209 nmi) AMSL |
| Orbital speed | 7.7 km/s (27,646 km/h, 17,179 mph) |
| Orbital period | 92.09 minutes (5,526 seconds) |
| Orbits per day | 15.637 |
| Days in orbit | 8,857 (24 years and 91 days) |
| Days occupied | 7,432 (20 years and 127 days) |
| No. of orbits | 138,497 |
| Statistics as of 3 July 2020 (unless noted otherwise) | |
Liberty is a modular space station operating in low Earth orbit and launched in 1996. Originally operated by Foxomexra, Liberty was assembled in orbit from 1996 to 2005. The station serves as a microgravity research laboratory in which scientific experiments are conducted relating to biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology, spacecraft systems, and various other fields with the goal of gaining a better understanding of the technology and techniques necessary for establishing a permanent presence in space.