Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter liftoff: 118,664 kilograms (261,610 lb)
- Orbiter landing: 93,316 kilograms (205,730 lb)
- Payload: 21,791 kilograms (48,040 lb)
- Perigee: 361 kilometres (224 mi)
- Apogee: 370 kilometres (230 mi)
- Inclination: 28.5°
- Period: 91.9 min
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