Spartan 201-05

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Spartan 201-05
Organization NASA-Office of Space Science (United States)
Mission type Solar Physics
Launch date November 1, 1998 (1998-11-01)
Launch vehicle STS-95
Carrier rocket Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1998-064C
Mass 1363 kg
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 25521
Additional Information Here
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Spartan 201-05 is an American solar observatory that was released and recaptured by the shuttle (STS 95). It made 43 hours of solar corona monitoring with its white light (WLC) and ultraviolet (UVCS) cameras. The images may be seen via the URL: http://thalia.gsfc.nasa.gov/~gibson/SPARTAN/spartan.html The data will assist in the recalibration of the SOHO spacecraft instruments. Spartan 201-05 was retrieved by STS 95 at 08:48 UT on 03 November 1998.