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SPARTAN 201-05

American solar observatory flown during STS-95. SPARTAN 201-05 was launched on October 29, 1998 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: attached to another object (Nov 1, 1998).

COSPAR 1998-064CNORAD 25521United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Spartan 201
Common name
SPARTAN 201-05
Payload designation
SPTN-201
International designator
1998-064C
NORAD catalog number
25521
GCAT identifier
S25521
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/353

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
October 29, 1998 · 19:19 UTC
Launch record
1998-064Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
549 km
Apogee
560 km
Inclination
28.47°
Status
Attached to another object
Status date
November 1, 1998
Last known active
Nov 4, 1998
End of operations
Nov 4, 1998

Size

Mass
1,350 kg
Dry mass
1,350 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 Q113148802 (CC0).