Spartan 201-4

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General

Designation	25062 / 97073B
Launch date	21 Nov 1997
Country of origin	United States
Mission	SOHO Calibration & Spartan Development
Perigee/Apogee	296 km
Inclination	28.5°
Period
Launch vehicle	STS 87
Mass at launch

Mission duration planned: 16 days In fact the initial deployment failed (pre release activation was not done). The satellite could not be later released by lack of propellant on Columbia.

Worth $10 million

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End of life

Out of service	21 Nov 1997
Cause	Retrieved by STS

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External resources

sat-index articles

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