OMS
E837363
OMS is the abbreviation for the Space Shuttle’s Orbital Maneuvering System, which provided the thrust needed for orbital insertion, adjustment, and deorbit burns.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket engine system
ⓘ
spacecraft propulsion system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OMS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component | OMS pod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| control | commanded from orbiter flight deck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedBy | Rocketdyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Space Shuttle Main Engines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Space Shuttle Reaction Control System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineCycle | pressure-fed ⓘ |
| engineDesignation | AJ10-190 ⓘ |
| enginesPerPod | 1 ⓘ |
| firstUsedOnMission | STS-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
OMS engine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pressurization system ⓘ propellant tanks ⓘ valves and feed lines ⓘ |
| locationOnVehicle | aft fuselage of Space Shuttle orbiter GENERATED ⓘ |
| mountedIn |
left OMS pod
ⓘ
right OMS pod ⓘ |
| numberOfPodsPerOrbiter | 2 GENERATED ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | vacuum of space ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Space Shuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
deorbit burn
ⓘ
orbit adjustment ⓘ orbital insertion ⓘ |
| propellantType |
monomethylhydrazine
ⓘ
nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| propulsionType | hypergolic bipropellant ⓘ |
| provides | high-impulse thrust in space ⓘ |
| providesCapability | precise orbital energy changes ⓘ |
| restartCapability | multiple restarts in orbit ⓘ |
| retiredWithProgram | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | redundant valves and controls ⓘ |
| specificImpulseVacuum | about 316 s ⓘ |
| standsFor | Orbital Maneuvering System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| thrustPerEngineVacuum | about 26.7 kN ⓘ |
| totalOMSMainEnginesPerOrbiter | 2 ⓘ |
| typicalBurnDurationRange | tens to hundreds of seconds GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
changing Space Shuttle orbital altitude
ⓘ
changing Space Shuttle orbital inclination ⓘ deorbit to reentry trajectory ⓘ rendezvous maneuvers ⓘ |
| usedOn | NASA Space Shuttle orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksInConjunctionWith | Reaction Control System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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