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Columbia (STS-83)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1997-013ALaunched 4/4/1997

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Spacelab MSL-1
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 4/4/1997
Last Contact: 4/8/1997

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 300.5 km
Inclination: 28.47 deg
Dry Mass: 94,277 kg
Total Mass: 112,729 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1997-013A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/329