SPARTAN 101

American X-ray astronomy spacecraft flown during STS-51-G. SPARTAN 101 was launched on June 17, 1985 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Jun 20, 1985).

COSPAR 1985-048ENORAD 15831United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Spartan 1
Common name: SPARTAN 101
Payload designation: SPTN-101
International designator: 1985-048E
NORAD catalog number: 15831
GCAT identifier: S15831
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/134

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: Spartan100
Owner: GSFC
Country: United States
Builder: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): SPTN-100

Launch

Date: June 17, 1985 · 11:33 UTC
Launch record: 1985-048Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 354 km
Apogee: 390 km
Inclination: 28.47°
Status: Grappled by another object
Status date: June 20, 1985
Last known active: Jun 22, 1985
End of operations: Jun 22, 1985

Size

Mass: 1,006 kg
Dry mass: 1,006 kg
Length: 3.2 m
Diameter: 1.20 m
Span: 3.2 m

Launched together

STS-51-GHuman spaceflight · NASA JSC Morelos 1Communications · SCT Arabsat-1BCommunications · Arabsat Telstar 303Communications · AT&T Skynet

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113149082 (CC0).