STS064-72-047 - STS-064 - LIDAR-In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE) on the payload bay
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Description: Photographic documentation of the LIDAR-In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE) hardware on the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-64. The LITE was designed to demonstrate and test the first Light Intensification, Detection, and Ranging (LIDAR) instrument designed for use in space by assessing the hardware design and obtaining scientific data on atmospheric parameters.
Subject Terms: STS-64, SPACE SHUTTLES, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), PAYLOAD BAY, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, PAYLOADS, INSTRUMENTS, LIGHT (VISIBLE RADIATION), LASERS, OPTICAL RADAR
Date Taken: 9/11/1994 0:00
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
feat: NON-EARTHOBS
nlat: 54.7
nlon: -65
azi: 295
alt: 140
elev: -11
STS-64
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