S39-85-071 - STS-039 - STS-39 AFP-675 CIRRIS-1A in OV-103's payload bay (PLB)

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: STS-39's Air Force Program 675 (AFP-675) Uniformly Redundant Array (URA) and Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrumentation for Shuttle 1A (CIRRIS-1A) mounted on the experiment support system (ESS) pallet are documented in Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, payload bay (PLB). Part of the ESS pallet power distribution system thermal covering is visible at the bottom of the frame. AFP-675 is a Department of Defense (DOD)-sponsored collection of experiments whose objective is to gather data on the Earth's atmosphere (aurora, Earth limb, and airglow), celestial objects, and the environment in and around the PLB. In the background are the aft PLB bulkhead, the vertical tail, and the orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods.

Subject Terms: STS-39, Payloads, Discovery (Orbiter)

Date Taken: 5/3/1991 0:00

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Element: Shuttle Payload Bay

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: CARGO BAY-CIRRUS

lat: 41.5

lon: 53.5

tilt: 0

nlat: 41.5

nlon: 53.5

azi: 71

alt: 140

STS-39

afp cirris ov payload bay plb sts 39 discovery nasa department of defense high resolution ultra high resolution payloads shuttle payload bay sts 39 afp 675 ess pallet power distribution system sts 39 afp 675 cirris 1 a experiment support system plb bulkhead objective cryogenic infrared radiance instrumentation system orbiter vehicle cirris 1 a redundant array shuttle experiments ess pallet orbiter earth limb cargo bay cirrus space program astronauts space station

1991

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