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Columbia (STS-55)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOLaunched 4/26/1993

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Spacelab D-2 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 4/26/1993
Last Contact: 5/6/1993

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 300 km
Inclination: 28.46 deg
Dry Mass: 91,642 kg
Total Mass: 110,747 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/269