S46-19-023 - STS-046 - The Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of Atlantis

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: A view of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of the Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle 104, during the STS-46 mission. Visible are the Research on Orbital Plasma Electrodynamics, the Dipole-Field Antenna, the Langmuir Probe, the SSA 454 Ring, Satellite Deployment Boom and the top half of the satellite itself. Also visible are the Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pods, the vertical tail, the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) and an earth limb at sunset.

Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, STS-46, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), ORBIT MANEUVERING ENGINE (SPACE SHUTTLE), TETHERED SATELLITES, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, EARTH LIMB, ITALIAN SPACE PROGRAM, SUNRISE

Date Taken: 4/14/1999

Categories: Payload Bay

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-46