Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter Liftoff: 111,740 kilograms (246,300 lb)
- Orbiter Landing: 95,396 kilograms (210,310 lb)
- Payload: 6,753 kilograms (14,890 lb)
- Perigee: 389 kilometres (242 mi)
- Apogee: 411 kilometres (255 mi)
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 92.5 min
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