Spartan 204
Spartan 204 F1 [NASA]
Spartan 204 (Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 204) was a free-flying payload that was released from space shuttle STS 63 on February 6, 1995. It made about 40 hours of observations of galactic dust clouds using a Far Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (FUVIS) before being retrieved on February 9, 1995.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | UV X-Ray Astronomy (Shuttle retrievable) |
| Operator: | NASA Goddard, USAF STP (Space Test Program) |
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| Equipment: | FUVIS |
| Configuration: | Spartan-200 |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Batteries |
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| Orbit: | 310 km × 342 km, 51.6° |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Spartan 204-F1 (P90-4) | 03.02.1995 | CC LC-39B | Shuttle | with Discovery F20 (STS 63), ODERACS 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F |
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