41B-02-048 - STS-41B - Challenger's,Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 099,port payload bay door (PLBD) opens

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Description: Challenger's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 099, port payload bay door (PLBD) opens over the STS-41B cargo including the Westar VI and Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01A), and the remote manipulator system (RMS) arm stowed on the port side sill longeron. The entire scene is in darkness as the door opens except for the tail which is reflecting sunlight, until scene (0048) when the door is completely open and the sun illuminates the cargo bay. The environmental protective cover over the Westar VI satellite is open during PLBD opening. Alternate numbering (order negatives by S-number): S84-28490 (41B-02-048)

Subject Terms: STS-41B, CHALLENGER (ORBITER), PAYLOAD BAY, DOORS, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM

Date Taken: 2/3/1984

Categories: Spacecraft Orbital Operations

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF

STS-41B

challenger orbiter orbiter vehicle port door port payload bay door plbd nasa sts 41 b challenger payload bay remote manipulator system high resolution sts 41 b sts 41 b cargo spacecraft orbital operations port side sill longeron cargo bay westar vi satellite tiff sts 41 b scene westar vi shuttle pallet satellite manipulator system space shuttle astronauts space station space program us national archives

1984

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