41D-36-047 - STS-41D - Deployment of the SBS-D communications satellite
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Description: Sequence of photos (004 thru 051) depicting the deployement of the Satellite Business System (SBS)-D communications satellite by the STS-41D crew. The cylindrical satellite spins and rises from its protective shield in the space shuttle payload bay. Behind it is another, closed protective cradle for the Syncom IV satellite. The Earth's surface can be seen to the left of the frame.
Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-D ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES SYNCOM SATELLITES
Date Taken: 8/31/1984
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
feat: SBS-4 DEPLOY
nlat: 0.9
nlon: -112.3
azi: 118
alt: 161
elev: 70
STS-41D
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