41D-37-058 - STS-41D - Syncom IV satellite in orbit after deployment

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Description: Distant photos depicting the Syncom IV satellite in Earth's orbit after being deployed from the payload bay of the shuttle Discovery by the STS-41D crew. Heavy clouds cover much of the Earth in the background.

Subject Terms: ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, DEPLOYMENT, PAYLOAD BAY, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS, SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-D, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: TELSTAR 3 DEPLOY

nlat: -8.7

nlon: -0.8

azi: 117

alt: 164

elev: 62

STS-41D

syncom satellite syncom iv satellite orbit deployment nasa sts 41 d discovery payload bay high resolution ultra high resolution space shuttle payloads sts 41 d space shuttle mission shuttle discovery sts 41 d crew artificial satellites payloads earth observations space distant photos discovery heavy clouds earth onboard activities space program 1980 s us national archives

1981 - 1989

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