Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter Liftoff: 120,742 kilograms (266,190 lb)
- Orbiter Landing: 89,758 kilograms (197,880 lb)
- Payload: 7,906 kilograms (17,430 lb)
- Perigee: 352 kilometres (219 mi)
- Apogee: 365 kilometres (227 mi)
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 91.7 min
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