# Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51

**URL:** <https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103-sts-51/32794>\
**Category:** Archivio lanci\
**Tags:** sts, lanci-lsoc, lanci-con-equipaggio, nasa, space-shuttle, discovery, lanci-1993\
**Created:** [21 Settembre 1993, 11:45am UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103-sts-51/32794 "1993-09-21T11:45:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Post date:** [21 Settembre 1993, 11:45am UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103-sts-51/32794/1 "1993-09-21T11:45:00Z")

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> **Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51**
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> **Starts:** 12 Settembre 1993, 11:45am (Etc/UTC)\
> **Location:** www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/28.6271123/-80.6210150&layers=N\
> **Link:** <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAGbDryvXRQ>

### Patch della missione

 ![](https://discourse-data-fra.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/4/b/4bb1a0eecd6a0656ac54eddc08ae158e6fa770c7.png)

### Informazioni sulla missione

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Lancio | 1993-09-12T11:45:00 |
| Esito | **SUCCESSO** |
| Tipo missione | Telecomunicazioni |
| Orbita | Orbita bassa terrestre (LEO) |
| Rampa | Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA (USA) [🗺](http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.62711233&mlon=-80.62101503&zoom=20) |

### Equipaggio

| ↑↓ | Nome | &nbsp; | Affiliazione | Ruolo |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ↑↓ | [Frank L. Culbertson Jr.](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/30853) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Comandante |
| ↑↓ | [William F. Readdy](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31516) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Pilota |
| ↑↓ | [James H. Newman](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31531) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [Daniel W. Bursch](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31527) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [Carl E. Walz](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31535) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |

### Veicolo spaziale

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Nome | [Space Shuttle Discovery](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/40076) seriale OV-103 |
| Destinazione | Orbita bassa terrestre |
| Configurazione | Space Shuttle |
| Trasporto equipaggi | Sì |
| Dimensioni | altezza 56,10 m  
diametro 8,70 m |
| Numero passeggeri | Fino a 7 persone |
| Capacità di carico | 27.500 kg |

### Lanciatore

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Nome | Space Shuttle[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle) |
| Costruttore | National Aeronautics and Space Administration [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration) [Info](https://www.nasa.gov) |
| Fornitore servizi di lancio | Lockheed Space Operations Company Wiki Info |
| Primo volo | 1981-04-12 |
| Numero stadi | 2 |
| Altezza | 56,10 m |
| Diametro | 8,00 m |
| Peso al lancio | 2.030 t |
| Spinta al decollo | 28.200 kN |
| Capacità di carico | LEO: 27.500 kg  
GTO: - |
| Successi/Lanci totali | 133/135 (22 consecutivi) |
| Booster | None |

### Video

- Recap: [STS-51 launch & landing (9-12-93)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAGbDryvXRQ) (3210andLiftoff)

Ultimo aggiornamento: 2026-09-09T22:06:18 con AstronautiBOT 2026.09.07 - Fonte: [LaunchLibrary2 API](https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/30c3ffa5-dd7b-4ad9-a4c8-d2fddfc3f23f/?format=json)

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STS-51 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission that launched the Advanced 10 Technology Satellite (ACTS) in September 1993. The flight also featured the deployment and retrieval of the SPAS-ORFEUS satellite and its IMAX camera, which captured spectacular footage of Discovery in space. A spacewalk was also performed during the mission to evaluate tools and techniques for the STS-61 Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission later that year.