Mission Parameters
- Mass: ≈ 2,000 metric tons (4,400,000 lb) (at launch)
- Perigee: 157.4 kilometres (97.8 mi)
- Apogee: 226.6 kilometres (140.8 mi)
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 91.6 minutes
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