Also called OAST (Office of Aeronautical and Space Technology) Flyer
Launch data:
| Designation |
23763
/ 96001B
|
|
Launch
date
|
11
Jan 1996
|
| Launch site | KSC, LC-39B |
| Launch vehicle |
Shuttle STS-72 |
| Mission | Scientific: Sun study |
| Earth orbit: |
|
Perigee/Apogee
|
302/311
km
|
|
Inclination
|
28.5°
|
|
Period
|
|
Carried an experiment to measure contamination caused by spacecraft outgassing,
and a test of a laser-fired explosive separation device to make sure the device
doesn't go off accidentally in sunlight. It also carried an amateur radio
experiment.
End of life
|
Cause
|
Retrieved
by the Shuttle
|
|
Reentry
|
20
Sep 1994
|
Ref: #15 - update: 24.10.04