CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1983-0246
SPAS 01
SPAS 01 (NORAD 14142) was returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle on 24 June 1983, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
14142
International designator
1983-059F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Germany
Launched
18 Jun 1983Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
24 Jun 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle (retrieved)
Latitude range
28.5°N to 28.5°SFinal inclination 28.5°
Mass
1,448 kg
Operator
MBB
Built by
MBB
Bus
SPAS
Programme
SPAS
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.5°N and 28.5°S.
Life in orbit
6 daysAlso ended on 24 Jun 1983
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1983-059
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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