41D-37-056 - STS-41D - Telstar communications satellite in orbit after deployment
Summary
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Description: Distant photos depicting the Telstar communications satellite in Earth's orbit after being deployed from the payload bay of the shuttle Discovery by the STS-41D crew. Heavy clouds cover much of the Earth in the background.
Subject Terms: COMMUNICATION SATELLITES, DEPLOYMENT, PAYLOAD BAY, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS, SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-D, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
feat: TELSTAR 3 DEPLOY
nlat: -5.4
nlon: -6.8
azi: 117
alt: 165
elev: 69
STS-41D
Tags
Date
1981 - 1989
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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