PAMS-STU
From The Space Library
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| Organization | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (United States) |
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| Mission type | Technology Applications |
| Launch date | May 22, 1996 |
| Launch vehicle | STS-77 |
| Carrier rocket | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1996-032D |
| Mass | 35.0 kg |
| Alternate Names | 23876 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| PDMP Information | Here |
| Telecommunications Information | Here |
| Data Collection | {$Data Collection} |
PAMS-STU was a NASA experimental spacecraft launched from STS 77 to test an attitude stabilization design. It had an unbalanced mass distribution and two magnetic rods. The interaction of the rods with Earth's magnetic field was expected to damp any wobble or spin. There were some problems in ascertaining the success fully because of the malfunction of the laser ranger. It reentered the atmosphere on October 26.
