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Discovery (STS-116)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOLaunched 12/10/2006

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ISS 12A.1
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 12/10/2006
Last Contact: 12/22/2006

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 342 km
Inclination: 51.63 deg
Dry Mass: 90,730 kg
Total Mass: 113,843 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/514