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Discovery (STS-96)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOLaunched 5/27/1999

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ISS 2A.1 (Spacehab)
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 5/27/1999
Last Contact: 6/6/1999

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 382.5 km
Inclination: 51.59 deg
Dry Mass: 89,903 kg
Total Mass: 115,329 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/366