Status
Success
Minisat 01 & Celestis 01
Launch Time
Mon Apr 21, 1997 11:59 UTC
Mon Apr 21, 1997 11:59 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Minisat 01
Minisat 01 was a Spanish space agency, Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial (INTA) minisatellite to test a low-cost multipurpose bus with a payload consisting of three experiments and a technology demonstrator.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 195.0 kg
Celestis 01
Celestis is the first company to offer space burials. The Celestis payloads are small containers (CPAC, Celestis Payload Attached Container)
Payloads: 1
Location
Stargazer, Base Aerea de Gando, Gran Canaria
Stats
1997
19th orbital launch attempt
Pegasus
15th mission
1st mission of 1997
10th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission