Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú
Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú
Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú Discovery gbera fun iranlose STS-120. | |
Function | Manned partially re-usable launch and reentry system |
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Manufacturer | United Space Alliance: Thiokol/Alliant Techsystems (SRBs) Lockheed Martin (Martin Marietta) – (ET) Rockwell/Boeing (orbiter) |
Country of origin | USA |
Size | |
Height | 184 ft (56.1 m) |
Diameter | 28.5 ft (8.69 m) |
Mass | 4,470,000 lb (2,030 t) |
Stages | 2 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | 24,400 kg (53,600 lb) |
Payload to GTO |
3,810 kg (8,390 lb) |
Launch history | |
Status | Active |
Launch sites | LC-39, Kennedy Space Center SLC-6, Vandenberg AFB (unused) |
Total launches | 128 |
Successes | 127 |
Failures | 1 (launch failure, Challenger) |
Other | 1 (re-entry failure, Columbia) |
Maiden flight | April 12, 1981 |
Notable payloads | Tracking and Data Relay Satellites Spacelab Great Observatories Galileo Magellan Space Station components |
Boosters (Stage 0) - Solid Rocket Boosters | |
No boosters | 2 |
Engines | 1 solid |
Thrust | 2,800,000 lbf each, sea level liftoff (12.5 MN) |
Specific impulse | 269 s |
Burn time | 124 s |
Fuel | solid |
First stage - External Tank | |
Engines | (none) (3 SSMEs located on Orbiter) |
Thrust | 1,225,704 lbf total, sea level liftoff (5.45220 MN) |
Specific impulse | 455 s |
Burn time | 480 s |
Fuel | LOX/LH2 |
Second stage - Orbiter | |
Engines | 2 OME |
Thrust | 53.4 kN combined total vacuum thrust (12,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 316 s |
Burn time | 1250 s |
Fuel | MMH/N2O4 |
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