S37-99-062 - STS-037 - The Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) grappled by the RMS during STS-37 deployment
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Description: Backdropped against the Earth's expansive desert in the Mid East, the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) with its solar array (SA) panels deployed is grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) during STS-37 systems checkout. GRO's four complement instruments are visible: the Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) (at the bottom); the Imaging Compton Telescope (COMPTEL)(center); the Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment (OSSE)(top); and Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) (on four corners). The view was taken by STS-37 crew through an aft flight deck overhead window.
Subject Terms: STS-37, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORY, PAYLOAD BAY, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT & RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, SOLAR ARRAYS, EARTH SURFACE
Date Taken: 4/7/1991
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
feat: GRO DEPLOYMENT
nlat: 8.7
nlon: -8.6
azi: 262
alt: 244
elev: 77
STS-37
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