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Discovery (STS-82)

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Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1997-004ALaunched 2/11/1997

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: HST SM-2
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 2/11/1997
Last Contact: 2/21/1997

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 591 km
Inclination: 28.47 deg
Dry Mass: 87,018 kg
Total Mass: 108,673 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1997-004A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/329