51I-33-024 - STS-51I - Syncom-IV communication satellite deploys from payload bay
Summary
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Description: Photographic documentation showing the Syncom-IV communications satellite deploying from the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery in a frisbee fashion. A portion of the cloudy surface of the earth is visible on the left.
Subject Terms: COMMUNICATION SATELLITES DEPLOYMENT PAYLOAD BAY SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-I DISCOVERY (ORBITER)
Date Taken: 8/29/1985
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Element: Shuttle Payload Bay
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
feat: LEASAT IV-F4 DEPLOYMENT
nlat: -1.3
nlon: 9.6
azi: 37
alt: 194
elev: 76
STS-51I
Tags
Date
1985
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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