51G-41-040 - 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 against a background of the surface of the earth.
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
geon: REPUBLIC SOUTH AFRICA
feat: ARABSAT--VERY DARK
cldp: 20
nlat: -26.7
nlon: 29.8
azi: 303
alt: 194
elev: 10
STS-51G
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Date
1985
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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