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Entry no.
1997-0230

SPAS

SPAS (NORAD 24890) was returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle on 19 August 1997, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
24890
International designator
1997-039B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Aug 1997Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
19 Aug 1997UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 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
3,503 kg
Operator
DLR
Built by
DLR-RD / 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

12 days

Also ended on 19 Aug 1997

1 entry
1997-0229STS 85

From the same launch

1997-039
1997-0229STS 85
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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