External Tank Laboratory

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External Tank Laboratory
The External Tank Laboratory as seen from Space Shuttle Liberty on 30 July 2010 during STS-14W.
Station statistics
NSSDC ID:2010-099A
Call sign:Echo
Crew:6
Launch:2010-2011
Launch pad:MPLC LC-1,
KSC LC-39
Perigee:336 km altitude (220 nmi)
Apogee:346 km altitude (230 nmi)
Orbit inclination:51.64 degrees
Average speed:7,706.6 m/s
(27,743.8 km/h, 17,239.2 mph)
Orbital period:c. 93 minutes
Days in orbit:5688
(5 December)
Days occupied:5688
(5 December)
Number of orbits:c.
(5 December)
Orbital decay:2 km/month
Statistics as of 27 November 2010
(unless noted otherwise)