Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú

Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú

Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú
Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú Discovery gbera fun iranlose STS-120.
Ọkọ̀-àlọbọ̀ Òfurufú Discovery gbera fun iranlose STS-120.
FunctionManned partially re-usable launch and reentry system
ManufacturerUnited Space Alliance:
Thiokol/Alliant Techsystems (SRBs)
Lockheed Martin (Martin Marietta) – (ET)
Rockwell/Boeing (orbiter)
Country of originUSA USA
Size
Height184 ft (56.1 m)
Diameter28.5 ft (8.69 m)
Mass4,470,000 lb (2,030 t)
Stages2
Capacity
Payload to LEO24,400 kg (53,600 lb)
Payload to
GTO
3,810 kg (8,390 lb)
Launch history
StatusActive
Launch sitesLC-39, Kennedy Space Center
SLC-6, Vandenberg AFB (unused)
Total launches128
Successes127
Failures1 (launch failure, Challenger)
Other1 (re-entry failure, Columbia)
Maiden flightApril 12, 1981
Notable payloadsTracking and Data Relay Satellites
Spacelab
Great Observatories
Galileo
Magellan
Space Station components
Boosters (Stage 0) - Solid Rocket Boosters
No boosters2
Engines1 solid
Thrust2,800,000 lbf each, sea level liftoff (12.5 MN)
Specific impulse269 s
Burn time124 s
Fuelsolid
First stage - External Tank
Engines(none)
(3 SSMEs located on Orbiter)
Thrust1,225,704 lbf total, sea level liftoff (5.45220 MN)
Specific impulse455 s
Burn time480 s
FuelLOX/LH2
Second stage - Orbiter
Engines2 OME
Thrust53.4 kN combined total vacuum thrust (12,000 lbf)
Specific impulse316 s
Burn time1250 s
FuelMMH/N2O4
Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-127 landing video


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