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Entry no.
1994-0166

CRISTA SPAS

CRISTA SPAS (NORAD 23341) was returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle on 14 November 1994, after 11 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
23341
International designator
1994-073B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Nov 1994Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
14 Nov 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
3,263 kg
Operator
DLR
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 57.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 57.0°N and 57.0°S.

Life in orbit

11 days

Also ended on 14 Nov 1994

1 entry
1994-0165STS 66

From the same launch

1994-073
1994-0165STS 66
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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