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How does the Delta V profile for this mission differ from a “normal” ISS flight?

April 26, 2017Delta differ flight ISS mission normal profile

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How does the Delta V profile for this mission differ from a “normal” ISS flight?

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Atlantis will launch due east from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Central Florida. It is destined for an orbit of about 300 miles (482 km), or about 100 miles higher than the International Space Station, which has an inclination or tilt with respect to the Earth’s equator of about 28.5 degrees. On space station missions, a space shuttle launches to a high inclination of 51.6 along a northeasterly track to reach the outpost’s 220-mile (354-km) orbit.