STS-51
From The Space Library
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States), NASA-Office of Space Science Applications (United States) |
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| Mission type | Astronomy,Communications,Human Crew |
| Launch date | September 12, 1993 |
| 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) |
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Crew
- Commander: Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
- Pilot: William F. Readdy
- Mission Specialist 1: James H. Newman
- Mission Specialist 2: Daniel W. Bursch
- Mission Specialist 3: Carl E. Walz
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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