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Discovery (STS-103)

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Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1999-069ALaunched 12/20/1999

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: HST SM-3A
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 12/20/1999
Last Contact: 12/28/1999

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 579.5 km
Inclination: 28.47 deg
Dry Mass: 88,945 kg
Total Mass: 107,177 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1999-069A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/369