Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter Liftoff: 116,914 kilograms (257,750 lb)
- Orbiter Landing: 100,824 kilograms (222,280 lb)
- Payload: 9,072 kilograms (20,000 lb)
- Perigee: 373 kilometres (232 mi)
- Apogee: 402 kilometres (250 mi)
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 92.3 min
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