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)