RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 12, 1993, 11:45
- Launch designation
- 1993-058
- Mission
- OV-103 IUS deploy/FF
- Flight name
- ACTS/Orfeus
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-51
- Year
- Launches in 1993
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 46,531 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 128.9 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (STS-51) | 1993-058ANORAD 22795 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 93.9 t | Landed · Sep 22, 1993 |
| ACTS | 1993-058BNORAD 22796 | NASA Lewis Research Center | Communications | 1,688 kg | In orbit |
| ORFEUS-SPAS | 1993-058CNORAD 22798 | German Space Affairs Agency | Astronomy | 3,321 kg | Attached to another object · Sep 13, 1993 |
| RME HSD-101 | 1993-058A | USAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.