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Columbia (STS-9)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1983-116ALaunched 11/28/1983

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Spacelab 1
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 11/28/1983
Last Contact: 12/8/1983

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 246 km
Inclination: 57.02 deg
Dry Mass: 86,431 kg
Total Mass: 106,954 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1983-116A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/102