Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter Liftoff: 115,259 kilograms (254,100 lb)
- Orbiter Landing: 100,369 kilograms (221,280 lb)
- Payload: 10,219 kilograms (22,530 lb)
- Perigee: 233 mi (375 kilometres (233 mi))
- Apogee: 240 mi (386 kilometres (240 mi))
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 92.2 min
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