STS054-71-076 - STS-054 - IUS/TDRS-F drifts above the Earth's surface after STS-54 deployment
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Description: The inertial upper stage (IUS) / Tracking and Data Relay Satellite F (TDRS-F) spacecraft combination drifts above the Earth's cloud-covered surface as Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, orbital maneuvering system (OMS) engines are ignited to separate the orbiter from the IUS/TDRS. The IUS nozzle is pointed toward OV-105 with the TDRS, still in stowed configuration, barely visible on top of it. IUS/TDRS was deployed during STS-54's first day.
Subject Terms: STS-54, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), EARTH LIMB, INERTIAL UPPER STAGE, PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT & RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, TDR SATELLITES
Date Taken: 1/13/1993
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
feat: NON-EARTHOBS
nlat: 23.9
nlon: -138.6
azi: 158
alt: 167
elev: 42
STS-54
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