Earth orbit
STS 7
Ant colony, UV of atmos.
![STS-7, Orbiter Challenger in orbit, taken from camera aboard Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) [Germany]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fmissions%2Fharvested%2Fsts-7.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Ant colony, UV of atmos. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1983-059; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 18 June 1983, 11:33:00 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Space Shuttle
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 24 June 1983
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
STS 7
Ant colony, UV of atmos.
- GCAT ID
- S14132
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Launch mass
- 91,167 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
SPAS-01
Microgravity.
- GCAT ID
- S14142
- Manufacturer
- Messerschmitt-B\"olkow-Blohm GMbH (MBB)
- Launch mass
- 1,448 kg
- Dimensions
- 4.8 m long · 1.5 m diameter · 4.8 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from STS 7.
![STS-7, Orbiter Challenger in orbit, taken from camera aboard Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) [Germany]](/images/missions/harvested/sts-7.webp)
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