S44-71-014 - STS-044 - STS-44 DSP / IUS spacecraft tilted to predeployment position in OV-104's PLB

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: STS-44 Defense Support Program (DSP) / Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) spacecraft, with forward airborne support equipment (ASE) payload retention latch actuator released (foreground), is being raised to predeployment position by the ASE aft frame tilt actuator (AFTA) table in the payload bay (PLB) of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. Underneath the DSP / IUS combination, the umbilical boom is connected to the IUS. DSP components include Infrared (IR) sensor (top), Advance RADEC I (ARI), SHF Antenna, EHF Antenna, Link 2 High-Gain Antenna, star sensor, and stowed solar paddles (box-like structure around the base). The Earth's limb and the blackness of space create the backdrop for this deployment scene.

Subject Terms: STS-44 ATLANTIS (ORBITER) PAYLOAD BAY SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS SPACELAB PAYLOADS ANTIMISSILE DEFENSE ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES DEFENSE PROGRAM INERTIAL UPPER STAGE EARTH LIMB

Date Taken: 11/25/1991

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Element: Shuttle Payload Bay

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: DEPLOY, DOD SATELLITE

nlat: 11.1

nlon: 122.5

azi: 223

alt: 195

elev: 46

STS-44

dsp ius spacecraft predeployment predeployment position ov plb nasa antenna sts 44 atlantis payload bay space shuttle atlantis atlantis orbiter vehicle payload bay space shuttle payloads spacelab payloads antimissile defense artificial satellites defense program inertial upper stage earth limb shuttle payload bay sts 44 defense support program payload retention latch actuator sts 44 dsp payloads ius spacecraft inertial upper stage dsp components ius combination ase sts 44 frame tilt actuator shf antenna ehf antenna high gain antenna earth from space space program

1991

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