From the time the Space Shuttle's on-board computers start the launch sequence until the time the shuttle actually lifts off the pad is about 31 seconds. About 60 seconds after lift off, the engines on the shuttle are at maximum throttle.
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Wow - finally a rocket science question. 196 / 80 = 2.45 hours. However, this does not take acceleration nor deceleration into account.