CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1996-0060
SPARTAN
SPARTAN (NORAD 23871) was returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle on 29 May 1996, after 10 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23871
International designator
1996-032B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 May 1996Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
29 May 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle (retrieved)
Latitude range
39.0°N to 39.0°SFinal inclination 39.0°
Mass
846 kg
Operator
JPL
Built by
GSFC
Bus
SPTN-200
Programme
Spartan
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 39.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 39.0°N and 39.0°S.
Life in orbit
10 daysAlso ended on 29 May 1996
1 entryFrom the same launch
1996-032
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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