Mission Parameters
- Mass:
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- Shuttle liftoff weight: 4,519,769 pounds (2,050,133 kg)
- Orbiter/payload liftoff weight: 263,100 pounds (119,300 kg)
- Orbiter/payload landing weight: 209,491 pounds (95,024 kg)
- Payload weight: 26,615 pounds (12,072 kg)
- Perigee: 208 miles (335 km)
- Apogee: 223 miles (359 km)
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 91 min
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