CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- FREESTAR
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Full Name
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FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications & Research)
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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16 Jan 2003
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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01 Feb 2003
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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Orbit Sense
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Ascending
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Orbit Inclination
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39 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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275 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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The FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications & Research) project was a complex payload flown as a Hitchhiker payload within SSPP (Shuttle Small Payloads Project) of NASA/GSFC (Goddard Space Flight Center). [The main payload on STS-107 was SPACEHAB-RDM (Research Double Module) involving 32 payloads with 59 separate investigations]. FREESTAR consisted of separate experiments and the Hitchhiker (HH) Carrier (HHC) avionics mounted on a cross-bay HH Multipurpose Equipment Support Structure (MPESS). The carrier avionics provided the interface to the electrical systems, the payload power control, and command and telemetry capabilities.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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