Discovery (spacecraft)

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:category gptkb:Space_Shuttle_orbiters
Retired spacecraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstCommander gptkb:Henry_W._Hartsfield_Jr.
gptkbp:firstFlight 1984-08-30
gptkbp:firstMissionPayload SBS-D, SYNCOM IV-2, Telstar 3C
gptkbp:firstPilot gptkb:Michael_L._Coats
gptkbp:flightNumber 39
gptkbp:hasModel gptkb:OV-103
gptkbp:height 17.25 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Discovery (spacecraft)
gptkbp:lastFlight 2011-03-09
gptkbp:lastLandingSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_LC-39A
gptkbp:length 37.24 m
gptkbp:location gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum_Steven_F._Udvar-Hazy_Center
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Rockwell_International
gptkbp:mass 80,200 kg (empty)
110,000 kg (loaded)
gptkbp:missions gptkb:STS-114
gptkb:STS-133
gptkb:STS-26
gptkb:STS-31
gptkb:STS-41-D
gptkb:STS-60
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:HMS_Discovery
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:OV-103
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Deployed_Hubble_Space_Telescope
Returned to flight after Challenger and Columbia disasters
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Challenger_(spacecraft)
gptkbp:retired 2011
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 7
gptkbp:status Retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Atlantis_(spacecraft)
gptkbp:totalDistanceTraveled 238,539,663 km
gptkbp:totalOrbits 5,830
gptkbp:totalTimeInSpace 365 days
gptkbp:type gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:wingspan 23.79 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Challenger_(spacecraft)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7