STS-51

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STS-51
Organization NASA-OfficeofSpaceFlight(UnitedStates),NASA-OfficeofSpaceScienceApplications(UnitedStates)
Mission type Astronomy,Communications,Human Crew
Launch date September 12, 1993 (1993-09-12)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Carrier rocket {$Carrier Rocket}
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1993-058A
Mass {$Mass}
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 22795
Nominal Power {$Nominal Power}
Additional Information Here
PDMP Information Here
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Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 19360.0 kg


STS 51 was the seventeenth flight of the Discovery orbiter. Its main mission goals were to deploy the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) and ORFEUS-SPAS. In addition to the the two spacecraft in the cargo bay, STS 51 also carried the Limited Duration Space Environment Candidate Materials Exposure (LDCE) experiment. Mid-deck experiments included the fourth flight of the Chromosome and Plant Cell Division in Space experiment (CHROMEX 4), the third flight of the Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME-III), the Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS), the second flight of the Auroral Photography Experiment (APE-B), the Commercial Protein Crystal Growth (CPCG) experiment, the first flight of the High-Resolution Shuttle Glow Spectroscopy (HRSGS-A) experiment, the Investigations into Polymer Membrane Processing (IPMP) experiment, and more IMAX photography.


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