41D-37-061 - STS-41D - Syncom IV satellite in orbit after deployment
Summary
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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: -9.4
nlon: 0.4
azi: 116
alt: 164
elev: 61
STS-41D
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Tags
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
Date
1981 - 1989
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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