Objectives and Applications
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.
Full Name
FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications & Research)
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
16 Jan 2003
Mission Links
EOL Date
01 Feb 2003
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
39 deg
Orbit Altitude
275 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
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