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Spartan 1 Gallery Space Shuttle Discovery (STS 51G) Launch of the space shuttle Discovery (STS 51G), carrying the Spartan 1 satellite STS 51G mission patch Discovery lands at Edwards Air Force Base Spartan 1 Spartan 1 in the Discovery cargo bay Spartan 1 on the Discovery manipulator arm Spartan 1 orbiting the Earth The Spartan 1 carrier, supporting high-energy astrophysics, provides a structure with an optical bnench to accommodate a variety of rectangular array detectors. It is designed to point stellar objects. Diagram of the Spartan 1 carrier. All images of the SPARTAN carrier series, launches, and recovery, are provided courtesy of NASA. [About Spartan 1] [All Missions] [by Time] [by Energy]