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Entry no.
1993-0177

ORFEUS-SPAS

ORFEUS-SPAS (NORAD 22798) was returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle on 22 September 1993, after 10 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
22798
International designator
1993-058C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Germany
Launched
12 Sep 1993Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
22 Sep 1993UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 days10 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
3,321 kg
Operator
DARA
Built by
DASA-O
Bus
ASTRO-SPAS
Programme
ASTRO-SPAS

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 28.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.5°N and 28.5°S.

Life in orbit

10 days

Also ended on 22 Sep 1993

1 entry
1993-0176STS 51

From the same launch

1993-058
1993-0176STS 51In orbitACTS
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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