SPAS 01 [NASA]
SPAS 01 [NASA] |
SPAS 01 (Shuttle Palette Satellite 01) was a German instrument package that was
deployed and recovered by the STS 7 Shuttle mission. Ten experiments mounted on the
Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01) performed research in forming metal alloys in
microgravity and use of remote sensing scanner. Orbiter's small control rockets fired
while SPAS-01 was held by the remote manipulator system to test movement on the extended
arm. On STS 11 the reflight of this mission was deployed and later recovered.
| Nation: | Germany |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | retrievable satellite |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | MBB |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | SPAS-Platform |
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| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPAS 01 | 18.06.1983 | CC LC-39A | ND | Shuttle | with Challenger F2 (STS 7), Anik C2, Palapa B1 |
| SPAS 01A | 03.02.1984 | CC LC-39A | Shuttle | with Challenger F4 (STS 41-B), Westar 6, Palapa B2, IRT |
| Further SPAS missions: |
Last update: 27.09.2009
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