STS-51

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STS-51
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States), NASA-Office of Space Science Applications (United States)
Mission type Astronomy,Communications,Human Crew
Launch date September 12, 1993 (1993-09-12)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1993-058A
Inclination 28.45 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 22795
Additional Information Here
PDMP Information Here
Telecommunications Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 19360 kg
Payload Mass Down 3894.09 kg
Orbiter Discovery
Lift Off Mass 2,057,213.64 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 118,907.73 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 93,835.45 kg
Landed Concrete runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Orbits of Earth 158
Orbital Altitude 160 nautical miles (185 statute miles)


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
  • Pilot: William F. Readdy
    • Payload Commander:
    • Mission Specialist 1: James H. Newman
    • Mission Specialist 2: Daniel W. Bursch
    • Mission Specialist 3: Carl E. Walz
    • Mission Specialist 4:
    • Mission Specialist 5:
    • Payload Specialist 1:
    • Payload Specialist 2:


ISS/Mir Crew Transport


Mission

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.


EVA

Extravehicular Activity (EVA) conducted by Carl E. Walz and James H. Newman, 7 hours, 5 minutes. Walz and Newman conducted tests in support of the Hubble Space Telescope first servicing mission and future EVAs, including International Space Station assembly and maintenance.


Payload

Advanced Communication Technology Satellite (ACTS)/Transfer Orbit Stage (TOS); Orbiting Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer - Shuttle Pallet Satellite (ORFEUS-SPAS) with Remote IMAX Camera System (RICS); Limited Duration Space Environment Candidate Materials Exposure (LDCE) (Beam Configuration C); Commercial Protein Crystal Growth (CPCG - Block II); Chromosome and Plant Cell Division in Space (CHROMEX); High-Resolution Shuttle Glow Spectroscopy-A (HRSGS-A); Auroral Photography Experiment-B (APE-B); Investigation Into Polymer Membrane Processing (IPMP); Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME-III); Air Force Maui Optical Site Calibration Test (AMOS); IMAX In-Cabin Camera


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