Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter liftoff: 116,121 kilograms (256,000 lb)
- Orbiter landing: 95,325 kilograms (210,160 lb)
- Payload: 14,724 kilograms (32,460 lb)
- Perigee: 331 kilometres (206 mi)
- Apogee: 338 kilometres (210 mi)
- Inclination: 28.5°
- Period: 91.2 min
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