Mission Parameters
- Mass:
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- Shuttle liftoff weight: 4,525,471 pounds (2,052,719 kg)
- Orbiter liftoff: 270,469 pounds (122,683 kg)
- Orbiter landing: 199,501 pounds (90,492 kg)
- Perigee: 334 kilometres (208 mi)
- Apogee: 354 kilometres (220 mi)
- Inclination: 51.6
- Period: 91.4 min
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