CRISTA-SPAS 2

USA

Spacecraft nº:

USA satellite nº:

Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer and Telescopes for Atmosphere - Shuttle PAllet Satellite

Launch data:

Designation 97039B
Launch date 07 Aug 1997
Launch site KSC, LC-39A
Launch vehicle Shuttle STS-85
Mission  
Operator  
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee 291/301 km
Inclination 57.00º
Period 90,44 min

Main payload for STS-85, deployed from the orbiter's payload bay on 7 Aug 1997 (22.27 GMT) and recaptured on 16 Aug 1997 (15.14 GMT)

Specifications

Prime contractor  
Platform  
Mass at launch 3504 kg
Dry Mass  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  
 CRISTA-SPAS deployment

CRISTA-SPAS payload deployment on the RMS arm of Atlantis (image credit: NASA)

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