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Columbia (STS-87)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1997-073ALaunched 11/19/1997

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Spartan 201/USMP-4
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 11/19/1997
Last Contact: 12/5/1997

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 279 km
Inclination: 28.47 deg
Dry Mass: 97,198 kg
Total Mass: 113,712 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Human Spaceflight
Payload Category: SS
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1997-073A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/339