Satellite description
SPAS, 24890 was a payload satellite owned by DLR (US) that was launched on Thu, 07 Aug 1997 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
Satellite metadata
Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
Unknown
Origin
DLR2 (US)Manufacturer
DLRRD/DASAO
Mission
Decayed Civil Science
Bus & Motor
ASTRO-SPAS, Unknown motor
Mass
3,503 kg wet, 3,503 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + Cyl, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
21.375 m², Large (>1 m²)
Visualization observer readout
No trajectory is available.