S46-03-005 - STS-046 - The Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of Atlantis

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Description: A view of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during the STS-46 mission. Visible are the Langmuir Probe, the SSA 454 Ring, Satellite Deployment Boom and the top-starboard half of the satellite itself. Also visible are an Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod, the vertical tail and an earth limb.

Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, STS-46, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), ORBIT MANEUVERING ENGINE (SPACE SHUTTLE), TETHERED SATELLITES, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, EARTH LIMB, ITALIAN SPACE PROGRAM

Date Taken: 3/30/1999

Categories: Payload Bay

Interior_Exterior: Interior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF

STS-46

satellite system satellite system tss payload bay atlantis nasa sts 46 atlantis satellite deployment high resolution ultra high resolution orbital earth limb shuttle orbiter atlantis satellite deployment boom orbit maneuvering engine tss 1 space shuttle sts 46 mission tiff sts 46 italian space program sts 46 langmuir probe top starboard half international cooperation space program

1999

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