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Discovery (STS-51)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1993-058ALaunched 9/12/1993

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ACTS/Orfeus
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 9/12/1993
Last Contact: 9/22/1993

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 289 km
Inclination: 28.46 deg
Dry Mass: 86,542 kg
Total Mass: 113,408 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Human Spaceflight
Payload Category: SS
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1993-058A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/274