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Entry no.
1994-0125

SPARTAN 1

SPARTAN 1 (NORAD 23253) was returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle on 20 September 1994, after 11 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
23253
International designator
1994-059B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 Sep 1994Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
20 Sep 1994UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 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
1,288 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

11 days

Also ended on 20 Sep 1994

1 entry
1994-0124STS 64

From the same launch

1994-059
1994-0124STS 64
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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