S46-37-010 - STS-046 - The Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of Atlantis
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Description: A view of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 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 and the Remote Manipulator System (RMS).
Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, STS-46, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), ORBIT MANEUVERING ENGINE (SPACE SHUTTLE), TETHERED SATELLITES, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, ITALIAN SPACE PROGRAM, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
Date Taken: 4/12/1999
Categories: Payload Bay
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 35MM CN
Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-46
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