SPARTAN 204

American astronomy satellite flown during STS-63. SPARTAN 204 was launched on February 3, 1995 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: attached to another object (Feb 4, 1995).

COSPAR 1995-004BNORAD 23470United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Spartan-204
Common name: SPARTAN 204
Payload designation: SPTN-204
Other names: STP P90-4:PN
International designator: 1995-004B
NORAD catalog number: 23470
GCAT identifier: S23470
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/288

Mission

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

Launch

Date: February 3, 1995 · 05:22 UTC
Launch record: 1995-004Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 388 km
Apogee: 388 km
Inclination: 51.65°
Status: Attached to another object
Status date: February 4, 1995
Last known active: Feb 9, 1995
End of operations: Feb 9, 1995

Size

Mass: 1,166 kg
Dry mass: 1,166 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 1.5 m

Launched together

STS-63Human spaceflight · NASA JSC ODERACS 2ACalibration · NASA JSC ODERACS 2BCalibration · NASA JSC ODERACS 2CCalibration · NASA JSC ODERACS 2DCalibration · NASA JSC ODERACS 2ECalibration · NASA JSC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111498989 (CC0).