S05-02-061 - STS-005 - SBS-C satellite mounted on ASE and covered by sunshield in payload bay (PLB)
Summary
The original finding aid described this as:
Description: Satellite Business Systems (SBS) C satellite mounted on thermal system covered airborne support equipment (ASE) and protected by spacecraft sunshield in payload bay (PLB). With PLB doors open and orbiter in bottom-to-sun attitude, orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods, vertical tail, and Earth's limb appear in the background.
Subject Terms: ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, PAYLOAD BAY, THERMAL PROTECTION, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS COMMUNICATION SATELLITES, SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 31-A, EARTH LIMB COLUMBIA (ORBITER)
Date Taken: 11/16/1982
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 35MM CN
Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-5
Tags
Date
1982
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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