Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01)

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Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01) was a reusable, free-flying platform developed by West Germany to conduct scientific and technological experiments in space, first deployed and retrieved by the Space Shuttle during the STS-7 mission.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf free-flying satellite platform ⓘ
space experiment platform ⓘ
alternativeName SPAS-01 ⓘ
Shuttle Pallet Satellite ⓘ
associatedProgram Space Shuttle program ⓘ
associatedWith NASA Space Transportation System ⓘ
belongsToSeries SPAS (Shuttle Pallet Satellite) series ⓘ
capability multiple experiment mounting points ⓘ
short-duration free flight ⓘ
countryOfOrigin West Germany ⓘ
deploymentMethod Remote Manipulator System (Canadarm) ⓘ
linked to: Canadarm
designedBy West German engineers ⓘ
designedFor deployment from Space Shuttle cargo bay ⓘ
retrieval into Space Shuttle cargo bay ⓘ
developer MBB (Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm) ⓘ
West German aerospace industry ⓘ
environment microgravity ⓘ
epoch early 1980s spaceflight ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1983-06-18 ⓘ
firstMission STS-7 ⓘ
hostedExperimentsFrom Europe ⓘ
United States ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
missionProfile free-flying operations near Space Shuttle ⓘ
missionType microgravity research ⓘ
technology demonstration ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first reusable free-flying Shuttle platforms ⓘ
operator European Space Agency ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
orbitType low Earth orbit ⓘ
platformType pallet-mounted satellite ⓘ
purpose scientific experiments ⓘ
technological experiments ⓘ
recoveredBy Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
retrievalMethod Remote Manipulator System (Canadarm) ⓘ
linked to: Canadarm
retrievalMission STS-7 ⓘ
reusability reusable ⓘ
spacecraftBus SPAS platform ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
usedFor materials science experiments ⓘ
space technology validation ⓘ
usedOnMission STS-7 ⓘ
later Space Shuttle missions ⓘ

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STS-7 → payload → Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01) ⓘ
Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01) → alternativeName → Shuttle Pallet Satellite ⓘ
linked to: Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01)
Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01) → belongsToSeries → SPAS (Shuttle Pallet Satellite) series ⓘ
linked to: Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01)
STS-51 → payload → Shuttle Pallet Satellite ⓘ
linked to: Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01)
SPAS-01 → alternativeName → Shuttle Pallet Satellite-01 ⓘ
linked to: Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01)
SPAS-01 → abbreviationMeaning → Shuttle Pallet Satellite 01 ⓘ
linked to: Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01)
STS-39 → payload → SPAS-II (Shuttle Pallet Satellite II) ⓘ
subject linked to: Space Shuttle mission STS-39
linked to: Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01)