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Entry no.
1993-0079

SPARTAN 201

SPARTAN 201 (NORAD 22623) was returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle on 13 April 1993, after 5 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
22623
International designator
1993-023B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
8 Apr 1993Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
13 Apr 1993UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle (retrieved)
Latitude range
57.0°N to 57.0°SFinal inclination 57.0°
Mass
1,289 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
GSFC
Bus
SPTN-200
Programme
Spartan

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 57.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 57.0°N and 57.0°S.

Life in orbit

5 days

Also ended on 13 Apr 1993

1 entry
1993-0078ASTRO C DEB

From the same launch

1993-023
1993-0082STS 56
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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