S46-76-028 - STS-046 - EURECA-1L drifts above the Earth surface after STS-46 deployment from OV-104
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Description: The European Retrievable Carrier 1L (EURECA-1L) spacecraft, with solar array panels extended, drifts above the earth after deployment from the payload bay of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during STS-46. EURECA's onboard propulsion unit will boost it to an operational altitude of 270 nautical miles. Frame 028 was selected by the Public Affairs Office for release.
Subject Terms: STS-46, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), EARTH SURFACE, EURECA (ESA), SOLAR ARRAYS
Date Taken: 8/2/1992
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
feat: NON-EARTHOBS
nlat: 27.5
nlon: -86.9
azi: 78
alt: 231
elev: 16
STS-46
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