Spartan 207 F1 (IAE) [NASA]
Spartan 207 F1 (IAE) [NASA] |
Spartan 207 (Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy) was an 850 kg module released from STS 77 as a platform from which to launch the IAE (Inflatable Antenna Experiment).
The IAE was an inflatable parabolic antenna, which was inflated to full size while connected to the Sparten-207 carrier. At the end of the experiment, the antenna was released.
Spartan-207 was retrieved by the shuttle soon after the antenna release.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology (Shuttle retrievable) |
| Operator: | NASA Goddard |
| Contractors: | |
| Equipment: | IAE |
| Configuration: | Spartan-200 |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 850 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan-207-F1 (IAE) | 19.05.1996 | CC LC-39B | Shuttle | with Endeavour F11 (STS 77), PAMS-STU |
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Last update: 27.09.2009
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