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SPARTAN 201-01

American solar observatory flown during STS-56. SPARTAN 201-01 was launched on April 8, 1993 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: attached to another object (Apr 11, 1993).

COSPAR 1993-023BNORAD 22623United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Spartan 201
Common name
SPARTAN 201-01
Payload designation
SPTN-201
International designator
1993-023B
NORAD catalog number
22623
GCAT identifier
S22623
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/269

Mission

Mission type
Astronomy
Use
Civil government
Program
Spartan
Owner
GSFC
Country
United States
Builder
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus)
SPTN-200

Launch

Date
April 8, 1993 · 05:29 UTC
Launch record
1993-023Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
292 km
Apogee
298 km
Inclination
57.00°
Status
Attached to another object
Status date
April 11, 1993
Last known active
Apr 13, 1993
End of operations
Apr 13, 1993

Size

Mass
1,289 kg
Dry mass
1,289 kg
Length
2.3 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
2.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113148692 (CC0).