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Entry no.
1998-0327
SPARTAN 201
SPARTAN 201 (NORAD 25521) was returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle on 7 November 1998, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25521
International designator
1998-064C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
29 Oct 1998Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
7 Nov 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 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
1,350 kg
Operator
GSFC
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 28.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.5°N and 28.5°S.
Life in orbit
9 daysAlso ended on 7 Nov 1998
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1998-064
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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