Template:Infobox spacecraft/doc

Usage

{{Infobox spacecraft
| name                   = 
| image                  = 
| caption                =
| mission_identifier     =

| organisation           = 
| major_contractors      = 
| bus                    = 
| mission_type           = 
| launch_date            = {{start-date|<!--insert date and time here-->|timezone=yes}}&nbsp;UTC
| launch_vehicle         = <!--  or British "carrier_rocket" can be used -->
| carrier_rocket         = <!-- or American "launch_vehicle" can be used -->
| flight_number          = 
| launch_site            = 
| mission_duration       = 
| mission_highlight      = 
| deactivated            = <!-- when craft stopped operating -->
| decay                  = <!-- when craft re-entered the atmosphere -->

| COSPAR_ID              = <!-- designations for pre-1963 launches should include a Greek letter, launches that failed to reach any orbit should not have a COSPAR -->
| nolink                 = <!-- set to anything to prevent linking COSPAR to NSSDC database -->
| satcat                 = <!-- Satellite Catalog Number -->
| webpage                = <!-- Homepage of the craft/mission -->
| mass                   = <!-- Orbit Mass or Launch Mass -->
| dimensions             = 
| power                  = 
| batteries              = 

<!-- for spacecraft designed to return to Earth intact -->
| return                 = <!--landing date/time-->
| return_site            = <!--where the spacecraft landed-->

<!-- Orbit data -->
| orbit_reference        = <!-- reference system-->
| orbit_regime           = 
| semimajor_axis         = 
| eccentricity           = 
| orbit_inclination      = 
| orbit_altitude         = 
| apoapsis               = 
| periapsis              = 
| orbital_period         = 
| longitude              = 
| repeat_interval        = 
| orbits_daily           = 
| repetitivity           = 
| orbit_swath            = 
| orbit_crossing         = <!-- equator crossing -->

<!-- Interplanetary missions -->
| flyby_of               = 
| flyby_date             = 
| current_destination    = 
| satellite_of           = 
| orbital_insertion_date = 
| orbits                 = 

<!-- Planetary/Lunar landing -->
| Planet                 = 
| Planet_Landing         = <!-- date/time -->
| Planet_Coords          = 
| Planet_Depart          = 
| LunarLandingDate       =
| LunarLandingCoords     =
| LunarLiftoffDate       =

<!-- Instruments -->
| Instruments            = 
| Main_Instruments       = 
| Resolution             = <!-- Spatial resolution -->
| Spectral_Band          = 
| Data_Rate              = 
| SSR                    = <!-- solid-state recorder -->
| IMG_Resolution         = <!-- Imaging resolution -->

<!-- Transponders -->
| Transponders           = 
| Transponder_Capacity   = 
| Coverage               = <!-- Coverage area -->
| Twta output power      = 
| Bandwidth              = 
| EIRP                   = <!-- Equivalent isotropically radiated power -->

| refs                   = 
| below                  = 
}}

Example from Ranger 1

Ranger 1

Ranger 1 Ranger 1 Satellite in preparation for use at the Parade of Progress Show at the Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, August 1964
Operator	NASA
Major contractors	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mission type	Lunar Science
Launch date	August 23, 1961 at 06:02:00 UTC
Launch vehicle	Atlas-Agena B
Launch site	Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex, Florida, United States
Mission duration	7 days
Satellite of	Earth
Orbital insertion date	August 23, 1961 at 10:02:00 UTC
Orbits	110
Orbital decay	August 30, 1961
COSPAR ID	1961-021A
Homepage	NASA NSSDC Master Catalog
Mass	306.2 kg
Orbital elements
Semimajor axis	6,690.3 km
Eccentricity	.019939
Inclination	32.9°
Apoapsis	446 km
Periapsis	179 km
Orbital period	91.1 minutes

{{Infobox spacecraft
 | name              = Ranger 1
 | image             = [[File:Ranger 1.jpg|275px|Ranger 1]]
 | caption           = Ranger 1 Satellite in preparation for use at the Parade of Progress Show at the [[Public Auditorium|Public Hall]], [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], August 1964
 | organization      = [[NASA]]
 | major_contractors = [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]]
 | mission_type      = [[Lunar Science]]
 | satellite_of      = [[Earth]]
 | orbital_insertion_date = August 23, 1961 at 10:02:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]
 | orbits            = 110
 | launch_date       = August 23, 1961 at 06:02:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]
 | launch_vehicle    = [[Atlas-Agena]] B
 | launch_site       = [[Kennedy Space Center|Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex]], [[Florida]], [[United States]] 
 | mission_duration  = 7 days
 | decay             = August 30, 1961
 | NSSDC_ID          = 1961-021A
 | webpage           = [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1961-021A NASA NSSDC Master Catalog]
 | mass              = 306.2 kg
 | semimajor_axis    = 6,690.3 km
 | eccentricity      = .019939
 | orbit_inclination = 32.9°
 | apoapsis          = 446 km
 | periapsis         = 179 km
 | orbital_period    = 91.1 minutes
}}