51G-41-008 - STS-51G - Arabsat drifting in space after deployment
Summary
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Description: Photographic documentation showing the Arabsat communications satellite after deployment from the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery during STS-51G. This image shows the satellite floating in space.
Subject Terms: SATELLITES REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT PAYLOAD BAY SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-G DISCOVERY (ORBITER)
Date Taken: 6/18/1985
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
feat: ARABSAT DEPLOY--DARK
nlat: -4.6
nlon: -24.9
azi: 350
alt: 193
elev: 61
STS-51G
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arabsat
space
deployment
communications satellite
nasa
sts 51 g discovery
payload bay
remote manipulator system
high resolution
ultra high resolution
sts 51 g
satellites remote manipulator system deployment payload bay space shuttle mission
arabsat communications satellite
orbiter discovery
satellite
payloads
orbiter
discovery
space program
1980 s
us national archives
Date
1985
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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