41D-37-063 - STS-41D - Syncom IV satellite in orbit after deployment

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Distant photos depicting the Syncom IV 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: ARTIFICIAL 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

lat: -10

lon: 1.5

tilt: 0

nlat: -10

nlon: 1.5

azi: 116

alt: 164

elev: 59
STS-41D