Trasbordador 'Discovery'
(Foto: NASA)
Buena suerte a todos los tripulantes del transbordador espacial "Discovery" y nuestro agradecimiento.
Información sobre el Discovery
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 United States
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)
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 CenterSLC-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
International Space Station componentsHubble Space TelescopeGalileoMagellanChandra X-ray ObservatoryCompton Gamma Ray Observatory
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
LC-39, Kennedy Space CenterSLC-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
International Space Station componentsHubble Space TelescopeGalileoMagellanChandra X-ray ObservatoryCompton Gamma Ray Observatory
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)
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
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
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