S127E012899 - STS-127 - Deployment of ANDE-2

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Deployment view of the Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment 2 (ANDE-2). This satellite is part of a Department of Defense project to provide high-quality satellites for calibrating techniques and models for precision orbit determination. It will also provide data on atmospheric composition for validating Air Force sensors.

Subject Terms: STS-127, Calibrating, Satellite Communication, Deployment, Defense Program

Date Taken: 7/30/2009

Categories: Experiment (Non-medical)

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Digital Still

Preservation File Format: TIFF

STS-127

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2009

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