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 |
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Type / Application: | Technology (Shuttle retrievable) |
Operator: | NASA Goddard |
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Equipment: | IAE |
Configuration: | Spartan-200 |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | Batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 850 kg |
Orbit: | 281 km × 294 km, 39.02° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Spartan-207-F1 (IAE) | 1996-032B | 19.05.1996 | CCK LC-39B | Shuttle | with Endeavour F11 (STS 77), PAMS-STU |