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Entry no.
1995-0130

SPARTAN 201

SPARTAN 201 (NORAD 23668) was returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle on 18 September 1995, after 11 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
23668
International designator
1995-048B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Sep 1995Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
18 Sep 1995UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 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
1,290 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 28.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.5°N and 28.5°S.

Life in orbit

11 days

Also ended on 18 Sep 1995

4 entries
1995-0129STS 691995-0131WSF 21995-0127MIR DEB1995-0128COBE DEB

From the same launch

1995-048
1995-0129STS 691995-0131WSF 2
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