Spas 4

Germany

Spacecraft n°:

Germany spacecraft n°: 24

Also called Crista

Launch data:

Designation 23341 / 94073B
Launch date 03 Nov 1994
Launch site KSC, LC-39B
Launch vehicle  Schuttle STS-66
MissionScientific
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee 296/310 km
Inclination 57°
Period 90.6 min
Mass at launch 3500 kg

Put in orbit by crew of STS 66 on Nov 04, 1994.
It carried spectraphotometers to monitor gases in the middle atmosphere and lower thermosphere.

End of life

Cause Retrieved by the Shuttle
Decay 12 Nov 1994

Ref: #15, #207 - update: 24.10.04