Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú

(Àtúnjúwe láti Space shuttle)

Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú

Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú
Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú Discovery gbera fun iranlose STS-120.
Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú Discovery gbera fun iranlose STS-120.
Function Manned partially re-usable launch and reentry system
Manufacturer United Space Alliance:
Thiokol/Alliant Techsystems (SRBs)
Lockheed Martin (Martin Marietta) – (ET)
Rockwell/Boeing (orbiter)
Country of origin USA 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
Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-127 landing video