# Spartan 201

A 3D model from NASA/Christopher R. Meaney, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/spartan-201/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Christopher R. Meaney
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/spartan-201/Spartan%20201.glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/spartan-201/Spartan%20201.glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

Spartan was a series of low-cost, short-duration payloads launched from the Space Shuttle. The payloads were retrievable and reusable, and operated as autonomous sub-satellites.