Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter landing with payload: 91,214 kilograms (201,090 lb)
- Payload: 14,618 kilograms (32,230 lb)
- Perigee: 268 kilometres (167 mi)
- Apogee: 341 kilometres (212 mi)
- Inclination: 28.35°
- Period: 90.6 min
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