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Atlantis (STS-81)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1997-001ALaunched 1/12/1997

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Shuttle/Mir-5
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 1/12/1997
Last Contact: 1/22/1997

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 275 km
Inclination: 51.65 deg
Dry Mass: 91,759 kg
Total Mass: 109,850 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1997-001A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/322