OAST Flyer
From The Space Library
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (United States) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications,Navigation & Global Positioning,Solar Physics |
| Launch date | January 11, 1996 |
| Launch vehicle | STS-72 |
| Carrier rocket | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1996-001B |
| Mass | 1320 kg |
| Alternate Names | SPARTAN-206 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| PDMP Information | Here |
| Telecommunications Information | Here |
OAST Flyer (NASA's Office of Aeronautical and Space Technology Flyer) is an American minispacecraft that was released from the shuttle STS 72. It carried 4 experimental packages: to measure spacecraft contamination levels at low-earth orbits, to test GPS equipment, to test amateur radio gear, and finally to determine the effects of solar radiation on the explosives aboard satellite systems.
