Lewis
Spacecraft
Lewis was an American satellite which was to have been operated by NASA as part of the Small Satellite Technology Initiative. It carried two experimental Earth imaging instruments, and an ultraviolet astronomy payload. Due to a design flaw it... Wikipedia
Launch date: August 23, 1997
Launch mass: 288 kilograms (635 lb)
Mission duration: 1-3 years (planned); 3 days (achieved)