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{{Infobox spaceflight
| name                  = <!--defaults to page title-->
| names_list            = <!--list of previous names if the spacecraft has been renamed.
Include the dates applicable if possible, and separate each name with a linebreak.
Omit if the spacecraft has only ever been known by one name.
Do not include Harvard, COSPAR/NSSDC or SATCAT/NORAD/NASA designations as alternative names-->

<!--image of the spacecraft/mission-->
| image                 = <!--omit the "file" prefix-->
| image_caption         = <!--image caption-->
| image_alt             = <!--image alt text-->
| image_size            = <!--include px/em; defaults to 220px-->
| image_upright         = <!--image scaling factor, preferred over image_size-->

<!--Basic details-->
| mission_type          = <!--eg. Technology, Reconnaissance, ISS assembly, etc-->
| operator              = <!--organisation(s) that operate(d) the spacecraft-->
| Harvard_designation   = <!--spacecraft launched 1962 and earlier only (eg. 1957 Alpha 2)-->
| COSPAR_ID             = <!--spacecraft launched since 1963 only (aka NSSDC ID; eg. 1998-067A)-->
| SATCAT                = <!--satellite catalogue number, omit leading zeroes (e.g. 25544)-->
| website               = <!--Homepage of the craft/mission, OFFICIAL PAGES ONLY-->
| mission_duration      = <!--How long the mission lasted-->
| distance_travelled    = <!--How far the spacecraft travelled (if known)-->
| orbits_completed      = <!--number of times the spacecraft orbited the Earth - see below for spacecraft beyond Earth orbit-->
| suborbital_range      = <!--downrange distance reached if spacecraft did not enter orbit-->
| suborbital_apogee     = <!--altitude reached if spacecraft did not enter orbit-->

<!--Spacecraft properties-->
| spacecraft            = <!--Spacecraft name/serial number (eg. Space Shuttle ''Discovery'', Apollo CM-118), etc-->
| spacecraft_type       = <!--eg. GPS Block II, Kobalt-M, US-K, etc-->
| spacecraft_bus        = <!--eg. A2100M, Star-2, etc-->
| manufacturer          = <!--company or companies who built the satellite-->
| launch_mass           = <!--fuelled mass at launch, not including rocket or upper stage-->
| BOL_mass              = <!--spacecraft mass in orbit at beginning of operational life, after LEOP phase-->
| landing_mass          = <!--Mass after landing (recovered spacecraft only)-->
| dry_mass              = <!--spacecraft mass in orbit without fuel-->
| payload_mass          = <!--Mass of cargo carried by spacecraft (eg. for Space Shuttle), or total mass of instrumentation/equipment/experiments for mission-->
| dimensions            = <!--body dimensions and solar array span-->
| power                 = <!--end-of-life power, in watts-->

<!--Expedition details-->
|space_station          = <!--space station the expedition occurred aboard-->
|start_date             = <!--date the crew took command of the station-->
|end_date               = <!--date the crew ceased command of the station-->
|arrival_craft          = <!--spacecraft the crew arrived aboard-->
|departure_craft        = <!--spacecraft the crew departed aboard-->

<!--Crew details-->
| crew_size             = <!--number of astronauts/cosmonauts aboard the spacecraft-->
| crew_members          = <!--crew who launched AND landed aboard the spacecraft-->
| crew_launching        = <!--crew who only launched aboard the spacecraft-->
| crew_landing          = <!--crew who only landed aboard the spacecraft-->
| crew_callsign         = <!--spacecraft's callsign-->
| crew_expedition       = <!--space station expedition(s) the mission was in support of, do NOT use if the mission is an expedition itself-->
| crew_EVAs             = <!--number of EVAs conducted during the mission-->
| crew_EVA_duration     = <!--time spent on EVA-->
| crew_photo            = <!--omit the "file" prefix-->
| crew_photo_alt        = <!--alt text for image-->
| crew_photo_caption    = <!--image caption-->
| crew_photo_size       = <!--defaults to 220px-->
| crew_photo_upright    = <!--crew_photo scaling factor, preferred over crew_photo_size-->

<!--Launch details-->
| launch_date           = <!--{{start-date|DATE, TIME}} [[UTC]]-->
| launch_rocket         = <!--Rocket that launched the satellite, include upper stage if distinct from rocket* and if possible flight/tail/serial number-->
| launch_site           = <!--Where the rocket launched from, including complex and pad; do not include the full address or country-->
| launch_contractor     = <!--organisation(s) that conducted the launch (eg. United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, etc)-->
| deployment_from       = <!--place where deployed from-->
| deployment_date       = <!--date deployed-->
| entered_service       = <!--date on which the spacecraft entered service, if it did not do so immediately after launch-->
<!-- * - e.g. Proton-M/Briz-M not Proton-M, but Titan IV(401)A not Titan IV(401)A-Centaur-->

<!--end of mission-->
| disposal_type         = <!--Whether the spacecraft was deorbited, decommissioned, placed in a graveyard orbit, etc-->
| declared              = <!--when the operator/agency officially ended the mission-->
| deactivated           = <!--when craft was decommissioned-->
| destroyed             = <!--when craft was destroyed (if other than by re-entry)-->
| last_contact          = <!--when last signal received if not decommissioned-->
| recovery_by           = <!--recovered by-->
| recovery_date         = <!--recovery date-->
| decay_date            = <!--when craft re-entered the atmosphere, not needed if it landed-->
| landing_date          = <!--when the spacecraft made a controlled landing, not needed if it did not return intact-->
| landing_site          = <!--where the craft landed; site/runway or coordinates-->
<!--
    The following template should be used for ONE of the three above fields "end_of_mission", "decay" or "landing" if the spacecraft is no longer operational.
    If it landed intact, use it for the landing time, otherwise for the date it ceased operations, or the decay date if it was still operational when it re-entered.
    {{end-date|DATE, TIME}} UTC (for Zulu/UTC) or {{end-date|DATE}} (if time unknown)
-->

<!--orbit parameters-->
<!--as science-related articles, SI units should be the principal units of measurement, however we usually use {{convert}} to display imperial units in parentheses after the initial values-->
| orbit_reference       = <!--geocentric, selenocentric, etc - please link (e.g. [[Geocentric orbit|Geocentric]])-->
| orbit_regime          = <!--high, low, medium, molniya, GSO - please link (e.g. [[Low Earth orbit|Low Earth]] - please don't use acronyms-->
| orbit_longitude       = <!--geosynchronous satellites only-->
| orbit_slot            = <!--Designation of orbital position or slot, if not longitude (e.g plane and position of a GPS satellite)-->
| orbit_semimajor       = <!--semimajor axis-->
| orbit_eccentricity    = <!--orbital eccentricity-->
| orbit_altitude        = <!--generic orbital altitude; not used if periapsis and apoapsis are available-->
| orbit_periapsis       = <!--periapsis altitude-->
| orbit_apoapsis        = <!--apoapsis altitude-->
| orbit_inclination     = <!--orbital inclination-->
| orbit_period          = <!--time taken to complete an orbit-->
| orbit_RAAN            = <!--right ascension of the ascending node-->
| orbit_arg_periapsis   = <!--argument of perigee/periapsis-->
| orbit_mean_anomaly    = <!--mean anomaly at epoch, only use in conjunction with an epoch value-->
| orbit_mean_motion     = <!--mean motion of the satellite, usually measured in orbits per day-->
| orbit_repeat          = <!--repeat interval/revisit time-->
| orbit_velocity        = <!--speed at which the spacecraft was travelling at epoch - only use for spacecraft with low orbital eccentricity-->
| orbit_epoch           = <!--the date at which the orbit parameters were correct-->
| orbit_rev_number      = <!--revolution number-->
| apsis                 = <!--planet specific apsis term (eg. gee/helion/selene/etc - defaults to generic "apsis")-->

|interplanetary         = <!--Infobox spaceflight/IP can be called multiple times for missions with multiple targets or combined orbiter/lander missions, etc-->
 {{Infobox spaceflight/IP
   |type                = flyby/rendezvous/orbiter/impactor/atmospheric/lander/rover/aircraft <!--delete as appropriate, MUST BE ONE OF THESE OPTIONS-->
   |object              = <!--body visited - e.g. Jupiter, Venus, etc-->
   |orbits              = <!--number of orbits completed at target body (if applicable and known)-->
   |component           = <!--part of the spacecraft involved, if spacecraft split into multiple components-->
   |arrival_date        = <!--Flybys: date/time of closest approach; Rendezvous: arrival date; Orbiters: orbital insertion date; Impactors/Landers/Rovers: impact/landing date/time; Atmospheric probes: atmospheric entry time-->
   |departure_date      = <!--Departure date for rendezvous, date of leaving orbit for orbiters, date of launch for landers which took off again-->
   |location            = <!--landing/impact site, including EOM impacts for atmospheric probes and lunar/asteroid orbiters-->
   |distance            = <!--Rendezvous distance, closest approach distance for flybys, distance travelled on surface for rovers, omit for others-->
   |sample_mass         = <!--mass of samples returned (sample return missions only)-->
   |surface_EVAs        = <!--number of EVAs on the surface-->
   |surface_EVA_time    = <!--time spent on surface EVAs-->

   <!--Orbit parameters, ONLY USE IF THE ABOVE ORBIT PARAMETERS SECTION DOESN'T APPLY TO THE TARGET-->
   |periapsis           = <!--periapsis altitude-->
   |apoapsis            = <!--apoapsis altitude-->
   |inclination         = <!--inclination to the object's equator-->
   |apsis               = <!--planet specific apsis term, as above-->
 }}

| docking               = <!--Infobox spaceflight/Dock can be called multiple times for missions with multiple dockings-->
 {{Infobox spaceflight/Dock
   | docking_target     = <!--spacecraft docked with-->
   | docking_type       = dock/berth/capture <!--delete as appropriate-->
   | type_override      = berth <!--delete if docking_type is not set to "capture"-->
   | docking_port       = <!--port at which the spacecraft docks/berths, if the target has more than one-->
   | docking_date       = <!--date/time of docking/berthing-->
   | undocking_date     = <!--date/time of undocking/unberthing-->
   | capture_date       = <!--RMS capture for berthed craft-->
   | release_date       = <!--RMS release for berthed craft-->
   | time_docked        = <!--time the spacecraft spent docked-->
 }}

<!--Cargo parameters-->
| payload_items         = <!--Major individual items (e.g. satellites deployed, etc)-->
| cargo_mass            = <!--Mass of the cargo aboard-->
| cargo_mass_press      = <!--Mass of pressurised cargo-->
| cargo_mass_unpress    = <!--Mass of unpressurised cargo (e.g. Dragon Trunk)-->
| cargo_mass_fuel       = <!--Mass of fuel transferred from spacecraft's tanks-->
| cargo_mass_gas        = <!--Mass of gasses transferred (e.g. oxygen)-->
| cargo_mass_water      = <!--Mass of water transferred-->

<!--Telescope parameters-->
| instrument_type       = <!--converts telescope fields to suit a camera or other similar instrument-->
| telescope_name        = <!--name, if different from the satellite-->
| telescope_type        = <!--type of telescope, mirror arrangement, etc-->
| telescope_diameter    = <!--diameter of telescope-->
| telescope_focal_length= <!--focal length of telescope-->
| telescope_area        = <!--collecting area-->
| telescope_wavelength  = <!--wavelengths at which the telescope operates-->
| telescope_resolution  = <!--resolution of telescope-->
| instruments           = <!--a list of instruments on the satellite-->

<!--transponder parameters-->
| trans_band            = <!--Transponder frequency bands-->
| trans_frequency       = <!--specific frequencies-->
| trans_bandwidth       = <!--bandwidth-->
| trans_capacity        = <!--capacity of the transponders-->
| trans_coverage        = <!--area covered-->
| trans_TWTA            = <!--TWTA output power-->
| trans_EIRP            = <!--equivalent isotropic power-->
| trans_HPBW            = <!--half-power beam width-->

<!--Only use where a spacecraft/mission is part of a clear programme of sequential missions.
If in doubt, leave it out-->
| programme             = 
| previous_mission      = 
| next_mission          = 
| programme2            = 
| previous_mission2     = 
| next_mission2         = 

<!--mission insignia or patch-->
| insignia              = <!--omit the "file" prefix-->
| insignia_caption      = <!--image caption-->
| insignia_alt          = <!--image alt text-->
| insignia_size         = <!--include px/em; defaults to 180px-->
| insignia_upright      = <!--insignia scaling factor, preferred over insignia_size-->
}}

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Infobox for spaceflight-related topics Template parameters This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Name name Name of spacecraft, mission, etc Default Page title String optional Previous names names_list List of previous names if the spacecraft has been renamed. Include the dates applicable if possible, and separate each name with a linebreak. Omit if the spacecraft has only ever been known by one name. Do not include Harvard, COSPAR/NSSDC or SATCAT/NORAD/NASA designations as alternative names. Content optional Image image Image of the spacecraft/mission File optional Image caption image_caption Caption for image, if needed Line optional Image alt-text image_alt Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers. One word (such as "photograph") is rarely sufficient. See WP:ALT. String optional Image size image_size Horizontal width of the image, include px/em Default 220px Example 160px String optional Mission type mission_type no description Example Technology, Reconnaissance, ISS assembly Auto value String optional Operator operator Organisation(s) that operate(d) the spacecraft String optional Harvard designation Harvard_designation Harvard designation for the spacecraft, for spacecraft launched 1962 and earlier only Example 1957 Alpha 2 String optional COSPAR ID COSPAR_ID COSPAR or NSSDCA ID for spacecraft launched since 1963 Example 1998-067A Auto value String optional SATCAT SATCAT Satellite catalogue number, omit leading zeroes Example 544 Number optional Website website Official website of the craft/mission URL optional Mission duration mission_duration How long the mission lasted Content optional Distance travelled distance_travelled How far the spacecraft travelled (if known) Unknown optional Earth orbits completed orbits_completed Number of times the spacecraft orbited the Earth Number optional Suborbital range suborbital_range Downrange distance reached if spacecraft did not enter orbit Line optional Suborbital apogee suborbital_apogee Altitude reached if spacecraft did not enter orbit Line optional Spacecraft spacecraft Spacecraft name/serial number Example Space Shuttle ''Discovery'', Apollo CM-118 Line optional Spacecraft type spacecraft_type no description Example GPS Block II, Kobalt-M, US-K Line optional Spacecraft bus spacecraft_bus no description Example A2100M, Star-2 Line optional Manufacturer manufacturer Company or companies who built the satellite Line optional Launch mass launch_mass Fuelled mass at launch, not including rocket or upper stage. Auto value Template optional BOL mass BOL_mass Spacecraft mass in orbit at beginning of operational life, after LEOP phase Auto value Template optional Landing mass landing_mass Mass after landing (recovered spacecraft only) Auto value Template optional Dry mass dry_mass Spacecraft mass in orbit without fuel Auto value Template optional Payload mass payload_mass Mass of cargo carried by spacecraft (eg. for Space Shuttle), or total mass of instrumentation/equipment/experiments for mission Line optional Dimensions dimensions Body dimensions and solar array span Auto value Template optional Power power End-of-life power, in watts Auto value <!-- [[watt]]s --> Line optional Space station space_station Space station the expedition occurred aboard Auto value Line optional Start date start_date Date the crew took command of the station Auto value {{start-date| |timezone=yes}}&nbsp;UTC Line optional End date end_date Date the crew ceased command of the station Auto value {{end-date|1 March 2016|timezone=yes}}&nbsp;UTC Line optional Arrival craft arrival_craft Spacecraft the crew arrived aboard Auto value Line optional Departure craft departure_craft Spacecraft the crew departed aboard Line optional Crew size crew_size Number of astronauts/cosmonauts aboard the spacecraft Number optional Crew members crew_members Crew who launched AND landed aboard the spacecraft Content optional Crew launching crew_launching Crew who only launched aboard the spacecraft Content optional Crew landing crew_landing Crew who only landed aboard the spacecraft Content optional Crew callsign crew_callsign Spacecraft's callsign Line optional Crew expedition crew_expedition Space station expedition(s) the mission was in support of, do NOT use if the mission is an expedition itself Line optional Crew EVAs crew_EVAs Number of EVAs conducted during the mission Number optional Crew EVA duration crew_EVA_duration Time spent on EVA Line optional Crew photo crew_photo no description File optional Crew photo alt-text crew_photo_alt Alt text for insignia, for visually impaired readers. See WP:ALT. Example Apollo 9 crew String optional Crew photo caption crew_photo_caption no description Example Left to right: [[Neil Armstrong]], [[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]], [[Buzz Aldrin]] Line optional Crew photo size crew_photo_size no description Default 220px String optional Launch date launch_date no description Example {{start-date|March 3, 1969, 16:00:00|timezone=yes}}{{nbsp}}UTC Auto value {{start-date|DATE, TIME}} [[UTC]] Line optional Launch rocket launch_rocket Rocket that launched the satellite, include upper stage if distinct from rocket* and if possible flight/tail/serial number Auto value Content optional Launch site launch_site Where the rocket launched from, including complex and pad; do not include the full address or country Content optional Launch contractor launch_contractor Organisation(s) that conducted the launch Example United Launch Alliance, Arianespace Content optional Deployed from deployment_from no description Content optional Date deployed deployment_date no description Line optional Entered service entered_service Date on which the spacecraft entered service, if it did not do so immediately after launch Example Proton-M/Briz-M not Proton-M, but Titan IV(401)A not Titan IV(401)A-Centaur Line optional Disposal type disposal_type Whether the spacecraft was deorbited, decommissioned, placed in a graveyard orbit, etc. Line optional Declared end of mission declared When the operator/agency officially ended the mission Line optional Deactivated deactivated When the craft was decommissioned Line optional Destroyed destroyed When craft was destroyed (if other than by re-entry) Line optional Last contact last_contact When last signal received if not decommissioned Date optional Decay date decay_date no description Unknown optional Landing date landing_date no description Unknown optional Landing site landing_site no description Unknown optional Distance distance no description Unknown optional Recovery by recovery_by no description Example {{USS|Wasp|CV-18|6}}, Soviet recovery vessel ''Taman'' Unknown optional Recovery date recovery_date no description Unknown optional Decay field decay_field no description Unknown optional Orbit reference orbit_reference no description Auto value Unknown optional Orbit regime orbit_regime no description Unknown optional Orbit longitude orbit_longitude no description Unknown optional Orbit slot orbit_slot no description Unknown optional Orbit semimajor orbit_semimajor no description Unknown optional Orbit eccentricity orbit_eccentricity no description Unknown optional Orbit altitude orbit_altitude no description Unknown optional Orbit periapsis orbit_periapsis no description Unknown optional Orbit apoapsis orbit_apoapsis no description Unknown optional Orbit inclination orbit_inclination no description Unknown optional Orbit period orbit_period no description Unknown optional Orbit repeat orbit_repeat no description Unknown optional Orbit epoch orbit_epoch no description Unknown optional Orbits daily orbits_daily no description Unknown optional Apsis apsis no description Default generic "apsis" Unknown optional Orbit RAAN orbit_RAAN no description Unknown optional Orbit arg periapsis orbit_arg_periapsis no description Unknown optional Orbit mean anomaly orbit_mean_anomaly no description Unknown optional Orbit mean motion orbit_mean_motion no description Unknown optional Orbit velocity orbit_velocity no description Unknown optional Orbit revolution number orbit_rev_number no description Unknown optional Interplanetary interplanetary no description Unknown optional Docking docking no description Unknown optional Payload items payload_items no description Unknown optional Cargo mass cargo_mass no description Unknown optional Cargo mass pressurized cargo_mass_press no description Unknown optional Cargo mass unpressurized cargo_mass_unpress no description Unknown optional Cargo mass fuel cargo_mass_fuel no description Unknown optional Cargo mass gaseous cargo_mass_gaseous no description Unknown optional Cargo mass water cargo_mass_water no description Unknown optional Cargo mass gas cargo_mass_gas no description Unknown optional Telescope type telescope_type no description Unknown optional Telescope diameter telescope_diameter no description Unknown optional Telescope wavelength telescope_wavelength no description Unknown optional Telescope focal length telescope_focal_length no description Example {{convert|1.4|m|ft|abbr=on}} Template optional Telescope area telescope_area no description Unknown optional Telescope name telescope_name no description Unknown optional Instrument type instrument_type no description Unknown optional Telescope focal ratio telescope_focal_ratio no description Example {{f/|4}} Template optional Telescope resolution telescope_resolution no description Unknown optional Transponder band trans_band no description Unknown optional Transponder frequency trans_frequency no description Unknown optional Transponder bandwidth trans_bandwidth no description Unknown optional Transponder capacity trans_capacity no description Unknown optional Transponder coverage trans_coverage no description Unknown optional Transponder TWTA trans_TWTA no description Unknown optional Transponder EIRP trans_EIRP no description Unknown optional Transponder HPBW trans_HPBW no description Unknown optional Instruments list instruments_list A list of instruments with no header Unknown optional Instruments instruments A list of instruments with header that reads 'instruments' Unknown optional Insignia insignia no description File optional Insignia alt-text insignia_alt Alt text for insignia, for visually impaired readers. See WP:ALT. Example Apollo 9 insignia String optional Insignia size insignia_size no description Default 180px Unknown optional Insignia caption insignia_caption no description Unknown optional Programme programme no description Unknown optional Previous mission previous_mission no description Unknown optional Next mission next_mission no description Unknown optional Programme2 programme2 no description Unknown optional Previous mission2 previous_mission2 no description Unknown optional Next mission2 next_mission2 no description Unknown optional Auto auto no description Unknown optional image_upright image_upright no description Unknown optional insignia_upright insignia_upright no description Unknown optional crew_photo_upright crew_photo_upright no description Unknown optional

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