STS-51-D - Mission Parameters

Mission Parameters

  • Mass:
    • Orbiter Liftoff: 250,891 pounds (113,802 kg)
    • Orbiter Landing: 198,014 pounds (89,818 kg)
    • Payload: 28,747 pounds (13,039 kg)
  • Orbit:
    • Syncom release
      • Perigee: 166 nautical miles (307 km)
      • Apogee: 244 nautical miles (452 km)
    • Telesat release
      • Perigee: 160 nautical miles (300 km)
      • Apogee: 244 nautical miles (452 km)
  • Inclination: 28.5°
  • Period: 94.4 min

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