Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter Liftoff: 116,457 kilograms (256,740 lb)
- Orbiter Landing: 86,330 kilograms (190,300 lb)
- Payload: 21,305 kilograms (46,970 lb)
- Perigee: 288 kilometres (179 mi)
- Apogee: 295 kilometres (183 mi)
- Inclination: 28.5°
- Period: 90.4 min
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