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Columbia (STS-109)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2002-010ALaunched 3/1/2002

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: HST SM-3B
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 3/1/2002
Last Contact: 3/12/2002

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 394.5 km
Inclination: 28.47 deg
Dry Mass: 92,186 kg
Total Mass: 113,838 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2002-010A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/412