Inspector

Class: Manned. Type: Logistics. Destination: Space Station Orbit. Nation: Germany. Agency: Daimler-Benz Aerospace, Munchen (formerly MBB). Manufacturer: ERNO.

Robotic spacecraft designed for free flight and camera inspection of the exterior of the Space Shuttle or International Space Station.

Developed by Daimler-Benz Aerospace, Bremen (formerly ERNO).

Typical orbit: 377 km x 387 km at 52 degrees inclination. Associated Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U.

Inspector Chronology

1997 October 5 - X-Mir Inspector - Program: Mir. Flight: STS-86, Mir NASA-5, Mir NASA-4, Mir EO-24. Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Perigee: 377 km (234 mi). Apogee: 387 km (240 mi). Inclination: 51.70 deg. Period: 91.10 min.

Bibliography and Further Reading

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Report (Internet Newsletter), Harvard University, Weekly, 1989 to Present. Essential internet newsletter recording worldwide weekly space events. Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.

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