S44-71-006 - STS-044 - STS-44 DSP / IUS spacecraft rests in OV-104's PLB before release
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Description: STS-44 Defense Support Program (DSP) / Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) spacecraft rests on the Airborne Support Equipment (ASE) aft frame tilt actuator (AFTA) table in the payload bay (PLB) of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. DSP components include Infrared (IR) sensor (top), Advance RADEC I (ARI), SHF Antenna, EHF Antenna, Link 2 High-Gain Antenna, and star sensor. The Earth's limb and the blackness of space create the backdrop for this scene.
Subject Terms: STS-44, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), PAYLOAD BAY, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS, SPACELAB PAYLOADS, ANTIMISSILE DEFENSE, ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, DEFENSE PROGRAM, INERTIAL UPPER STAGE, EARTH LIMB
Date Taken: 11/25/1991
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Element: Shuttle Payload Bay
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
feat: DEPLOY, DOD SATELLITE
nlat: -4.8
nlon: 94.6
azi: 181
alt: 195
elev: 74
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