Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter liftoff: 262,035 pounds (118,857 kg)
- Orbiter landing: 220,980 pounds (100,230 kg)
- Payload: 20,056 pounds (9,097 kg)
- Perigee: 326 kilometres (203 mi)
- Apogee: 340 kilometres (210 mi)
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 91.2 min
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