Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter liftoff: 115,529 kilograms (254,700 lb)
- Orbiter landing: 90,225 kilograms (198,910 lb)
- Payload: 14,515 kilograms (32,000 lb)
- Perigee: 365 kilometres (197 nmi)
- Apogee: 378 kilometres (204 nmi)
- Inclination: 51.6°
- Period: 92 min
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