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Discovery (STS-85)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1997-039ALaunched 8/7/1997

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: CRISTA/MFD/IEH
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 8/7/1997
Last Contact: 8/19/1997

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 294.5 km
Inclination: 56.99 deg
Dry Mass: 88,403 kg
Total Mass: 108,019 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1997-039A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/339