Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) Reusable Space Shuttle Orbiter.
3 x Rocketdyne Block II SSMEs developing 393,800lbs of thrust (1,181,400lbs at launch); 2 x Orbital Maneuvering Engines developing 12,000lbs of thrust.
Propulsion
17,318 mph
27,870 kph | 15,049 kts
Max Speed
1,049,869 ft
320,000 m | 199 miles
Service Ceiling
1,249 miles
2,010 km | 1,085 nm
Operational Range