Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Total liftoff weight: 4,521,143 pounds (2,050,756 kg)
- Orbiter liftoff weight: 266,090 pounds (120,700 kg)
- Orbiter landing weight: 226,375 pounds (102,682 kg)
- Payload weight: 28,418 pounds (12,890 kg)
- Perigee: TBD
- Apogee: TBD
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 91 minutes
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