S37-99-070 - STS-037 - The Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) grappled by the RMS during STS-37 deployment
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Description: Backdropped against an Earth limb, 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: -22.5
nlon: 52.7
azi: 280
alt: 243
elev: 8
STS-37
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