SPAS 01 (original) (raw)
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SPAS 01 [NASA]
SPAS 01 (Shuttle Palette Satellite 01) was a German instrument package that was deployed and recovered by the STS-7 Shuttle mission. Ten experiments mounted on the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01) performed research in forming metal alloys in microgravity and use of remote sensing scanner. Orbiter's small control rockets fired while SPAS-01 was held by the remote manipulator system to test movement on the extended arm.
SPAS-01A flew for the second time in space on STS-41-B, but remained in the attached mode during this mission. The West German-built platform carried the same set of experiments that were aboard during STS-7. On flight day 7, the SPAS-01A was to be raised out of the payload bay by the Remote Manipulator System to a position overhead about 1.5 to 3 m from the forward payload bay bulkhead. In the attached mode, the SPAS-01A was to be rotated at 1 degree per second to duplicate the attitude and dynamics of theSolar Max satellite, which was to be repaired in ann upcoming mission. Two astronauts were to practice the maneuvers with a rotating satellite. SPAS 01A remained in the payload bay due to an electrical problem in the RMS.
| Nation: | Germany |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | retrievable satellite |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | MBB |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | SPAS-Platform |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1448 kg (#01A) |
| Orbit: | 291 km × 296 km, 28.46� (#01); 305 km × 322 km, 28.47� (#01A, attached) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPAS 01 | 1983-059F | 18.06.1983 | CCK LC-39A | Shuttle | with Challenger F2 (STS 7), Anik C2, Palapa B1 | |
| SPAS 01A | N/A | 03.02.1984 | CCK LC-39A | ND | Shuttle | with Challenger F4 (STS 41-B), Westar 6, Palapa B2, IRT, MMU 2-F1, MMU 3-F1 / not deployed |
References:
- NSSDC Master Catalog: SPAS 01