Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter liftoff: 112,182 kilograms (247,320 lb)
- Orbiter landing: 98,549 kilograms (217,260 lb)
- Payload: 6,510 kilograms (14,400 lb)
- Perigee: 185 kilometres (115 mi)
- Apogee: 470 kilometres (290 mi)
- Inclination: 28.4°
- Period: 91.1 min
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