Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter liftoff: 250,452 pounds (113,603 kg)
- Orbiter landing: 201,238 pounds (91,280 kg)
- Payload: 49,214 pounds (22,323 kg)
- Perigee: 166 nautical miles (307 km)
- Apogee: 171 nautical miles (317 km)
- Inclination: 28.5°
- Period: 90.8 min
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