\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH DATE: \<COLOUR 0> August 1, 1992
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Earth orbit
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH VEHICLE: \<COLOUR 0> Space shuttle orbiter Atlantis
\<COLOUR 1> ORBIT: \<COLOUR 0> 510 km
\<COLOUR 1> SIZE: \<COLOUR 0> Main structure 3.5 metres across, 4.5 metres long; length across deployed solar panels 20 metres
\<COLOUR 1> WEIGHT: \<COLOUR 0> 4.5 tonnes
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> Europe
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> First mission of Eureca, the European retrievable carrier, the heaviest satellite to date built in Europe; designed to remain in orbit for about 10 months before recovery by shuttle and return to Earth; carries 15 facilities to support 50 experiments.