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S07-23-1230 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

S07-23-1230 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the PALAPA-B1 in orbit with a portion of the Earth's limb below it (some views also include portion of the aft flight deck window) Subject Term... More

S05-37-811 - STS-005 - SBS-3 satellite in Earth's orbit

S05-37-811 - STS-005 - SBS-3 satellite in Earth's orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in Earth's orbit after is is deployed from the space shuttle Columbi's payload bay. ... More

S07-23-1229 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

S07-23-1229 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the PALAPA-B1 in orbit with a portion of the Earth's limb below it (some views also include portion of the aft flight deck window) Subject Term... More

S05-37-801 - STS-005 - SBS-3 satellite in Earth's orbit

S05-37-801 - STS-005 - SBS-3 satellite in Earth's orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite after is is deployed from the space shuttle Columbi's payload bay. Subject Terms: CO... More

S07-23-1227 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

S07-23-1227 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the PALAPA-B1 in orbit with a portion of the Earth's limb below it (some views also include portion of the aft flight deck window) Subject Term... More

41D-37-055 - STS-41D - Telstar communications satellite in orbit after deployment

41D-37-055 - STS-41D - Telstar communications satellite in orbit after...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant photos depicting the Telstar communications satellite in Earth's orbit after being deployed from the payload bay of the shuttle Discovery by the... More

S06-40-739 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

S06-40-739 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) in orbit over the earth . Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) TDR SATELLITES STS-6 CHA... More

S06-40-730 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

S06-40-730 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) in orbit over the earth . Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) TDR SATELLITES STS-6 CHA... More

S06-40-731 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

S06-40-731 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) in orbit over the earth . Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) TDR SATELLITES STS-6 CHA... More

S06-40-741 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

S06-40-741 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) in orbit over the earth . Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) TDR SATELLITES STS-6 CHA... More

41D-32-063 - STS-41D - Syncom IV-1 satellite in Earth's orbit after deployment

41D-32-063 - STS-41D - Syncom IV-1 satellite in Earth's orbit after de...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the Syncom IV-1 satellite after its deployment into Earth's orbit by the space shuttle Discovery. Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION... More

41C-15-537 - STS-41C - View of SMM in orbit from flight deck windows

41C-15-537 - STS-41C - View of SMM in orbit from flight deck windows

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) satellite in orbit, with the blackness of space as a background, as seen from the flight deck windows of the spa... More

S49-79-023 - STS-049 - Pre Capture view of Intelsat VI

S49-79-023 - STS-049 - Pre Capture view of Intelsat VI

The original finding aid described this as: Description: In this pre-capture view of the Intelsat VI communications satellite over the Atlantic Ocean and over Kennedy Space Center, Florida (28.0N, 80.0W), the ... More

A Delta II Launch Vehicle sits poised on complex 17A ready to carry the 24th Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) Satellite into orbit

A Delta II Launch Vehicle sits poised on complex 17A ready to carry th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele... More

STS069-722-059 - STS-069 - View of the SPARTAN 201 satellite in Earth's orbit

STS069-722-059 - STS-069 - View of the SPARTAN 201 satellite in Earth'...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the free-flying SPARTAN 201 satellite in Earth's orbit with a strong sunglint. Subject Terms: SPARTAN SATELLITES REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM STS-... More

STS088-721-069 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

STS088-721-069 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico-A (SAC-A) deployed from the STS-88 orbiter Endeavour's payload bay. The Earth forms the background. Sub... More

STS069-719-011 - STS-069 - Wake Shield Facility in orbit above the Earth

STS069-719-011 - STS-069 - Wake Shield Facility in orbit above the Ear...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Approach view of the free-flying Wake Shield Facility (WSF) while in orbit above the earth. w includes a distant WSF. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS... More

STS088-721-055 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

STS088-721-055 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico-A (SAC-A) deployed from the STS-88 orbiter Endeavour's payload bay. The Earth forms the background. Sub... More

S48-23-022 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

S48-23-022 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the UARS on the RMS arm outside of the payload bay, prior to being placed into orbit. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, PAYLO... More

STS088-725-026 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

STS088-725-026 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico-A (SAC-A) deployed from the STS-88 orbiter Endeavour's payload bay. The Earth forms the background. Sub... More

S95E5043 - STS-095 - PANSAT satellite deployment from STS-95 Discovery's payload bay

S95E5043 - STS-095 - PANSAT satellite deployment from STS-95 Discovery...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Petite Amateur Naval Satellite (PANSAT) developed by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in orbit around the Earth on Flight Day 2. Subject... More

STS088-346-015 - STS-088 - MightySat 1 satellite in orbit

STS088-346-015 - STS-088 - MightySat 1 satellite in orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the MightySat 1 satellite in orbit over a cloudy Earth as taken during the STS-88 mission. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, DEPLOYMENT, STS-... More

STS088-725-025 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

STS088-725-025 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico-A (SAC-A) deployed from the STS-88 orbiter Endeavour's payload bay. The Earth forms the background. Sub... More

A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA/AC114 is successfully launched from Complex 36A at 7:48 P.M. EST. It is carrying the Mobile Communications Satellite (MSAT) into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA/AC114 is successfully launched from Comple...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rvits Still Image Laboratory ... More

STS077-711-050 - STS-077 - View of the SPARTAN satellite during its release into orbit

STS077-711-050 - STS-077 - View of the SPARTAN satellite during its re...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the SPARTAN satellite attached to the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector. The satellite is in the process of being moved ... More

STS077-711-042 - STS-077 - View of the SPARTAN satellite during its release into orbit

STS077-711-042 - STS-077 - View of the SPARTAN satellite during its re...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the SPARTAN satellite attached to the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector. The satellite is in the process of being moved ... More

A McDonnell Douglas Delta II Space Lift Vehicle sits on Launch Pad 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Station ready to carry the Koreasat II Communications Satellite into orbit

A McDonnell Douglas Delta II Space Lift Vehicle sits on Launch Pad 17B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rvits Still Image Laboratory ... More

A McDonnell Douglas DELTA II Space Launch Vehicle is successfully launched carrying a Global Positioning System (GPS27) satellite into orbit. The launch, which was dedicated to prisoners of war and those missing in action, lifted-off from Complex 17A at 4:49 A.M. EDT today

A McDonnell Douglas DELTA II Space Launch Vehicle is successfully laun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rvits Still Image Laboratory ... More

STS088-703-011 - STS-088 - View of the ISS stack in orbit after assembly

STS088-703-011 - STS-088 - View of the ISS stack in orbit after assemb...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the International Space Station (ISS) stack (Node 1/Unity and FGB/ Zarya modules) in orbit over the Earth after their assembly during the STS-88... More

Team Vandenberg launched a Titan IV-B rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 4:45 p.m. today. The rocket carried a National Reconnaissance Office satellite into orbit. "The 30th Space Wing, Space and Missile Center, NRO and Lockheed Martin Aerospace have worked together to build upon our legacy of success," said COL Steve Lanning (not shown), 30th Space Wing commander and spacelift commander for the mission. "This marks the 1,800th launch from Vandenberg. We have built a solid foundation for government and commercial space launches from here for years to come." Payload-booster separation successfully occurred at 4:54.15 p.m

Team Vandenberg launched a Titan IV-B rocket from Space Launch Complex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamela Taubman, USAF Releas... More

STS109-713-044 - STS-109 - RMS lifts HST out of the payload bay after repairs

STS109-713-044 - STS-109 - RMS lifts HST out of the payload bay after ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector connected to a grapple fixture on the -V3 plane of the Hubble Sp... More

STS109-713-047 - STS-109 - RMS lifts HST out of the payload bay after repairs

STS109-713-047 - STS-109 - RMS lifts HST out of the payload bay after ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector connected to a grapple fixture on the -V3 plane of the Hubble Sp... More

S07-23-1231 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

S07-23-1231 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the PALAPA-B1 in orbit with a portion of the Earth's limb below it (some views also include portion of the aft flight deck window) Subject Term... More

S07-23-1228 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

S07-23-1228 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the PALAPA-B1 in orbit with a portion of the Earth's limb below it (some views also include portion of the aft flight deck window) Subject Term... More

S07-23-1224 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

S07-23-1224 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the PALAPA-B1 in orbit with a portion of the Earth's limb below it (some views also include portion of the aft flight deck window) Subject Term... More

41D-39-067 - STS-41D - Long range view of SBS-4 satellite in orbit above Earth

41D-39-067 - STS-41D - Long range view of SBS-4 satellite in orbit abo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Long range views of the Satellite Business System (SBS)-4 satellite in orbit above the Earth after deployment by the crew of the STS-41D mission. Subje... More

S05-40-1163 - STS-005 - SBS-3 satellite in Columbia's payload bay

S05-40-1163 - STS-005 - SBS-3 satellite in Columbia's payload bay

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Long-range view of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in orbit after its deployment from its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columb... More

S05-37-803 - STS-005 - SBS-3 satellite in Earth's orbit

S05-37-803 - STS-005 - SBS-3 satellite in Earth's orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite after is is deployed from the space shuttle Columbi's payload bay. Subject Terms: CO... More

41D-32-019 - STS-41D - Syncom IV-1 satellite in orbit over the Earth

41D-32-019 - STS-41D - Syncom IV-1 satellite in orbit over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the Syncom IV-1 satellite in orbit over the Earth and photographed against a heavy cloud background. Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLE MISS... More

41D-39-063 - STS-41D - Long range view of SBS-4 satellite in orbit above Earth

41D-39-063 - STS-41D - Long range view of SBS-4 satellite in orbit abo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Long range views of the Satellite Business System (SBS)-4 satellite in orbit above the Earth after deployment by the crew of the STS-41D mission. Subje... More

S07-18-771 - STS-007 - View of the launch of the Telesat-F satellite from payload bay

S07-18-771 - STS-007 - View of the launch of the Telesat-F satellite f...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the sequence of events during the launch of the Canadian Telesat-F communications satellite from the Challenger's payload bay. View is of the la... More

Artist's concept of a NATO-3 satellite in orbit, with the earth in the background

Artist's concept of a NATO-3 satellite in orbit, with the earth in the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Afsc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Artist's concept of an advanced satellite in orbit

Artist's concept of an advanced satellite in orbit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Afsc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Artist's concept of an advanced laser communications satellite systems in orbit

Artist's concept of an advanced laser communications satellite systems...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Afsc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

S06-40-732 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

S06-40-732 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) in orbit over the earth . Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) TDR SATELLITES STS-6 CHA... More

S06-40-738 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

S06-40-738 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) in orbit over the earth . Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) TDR SATELLITES STS-6 CHA... More

S06-40-737 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

S06-40-737 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) in orbit over the earth . Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) TDR SATELLITES STS-6 CHA... More

S06-40-733 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

S06-40-733 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) in orbit over the earth . Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) TDR SATELLITES STS-6 CHA... More

S06-40-736 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

S06-40-736 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) in orbit over the earth . Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) TDR SATELLITES STS-6 CHA... More

S06-40-724 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

S06-40-724 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) in orbit over the earth . Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) TDR SATELLITES STS-6 CHA... More

41D-32-073 - STS-41D - Syncom IV-1 satellite in Earth's orbit after deployment

41D-32-073 - STS-41D - Syncom IV-1 satellite in Earth's orbit after de...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of the Syncom IV-1 satellite over a cloudy Earth. Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-D ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES SYNCOM SATELLITES Date Tak... More

41D-32-065 - STS-41D - Syncom IV-1 satellite in Earth's orbit after deployment

41D-32-065 - STS-41D - Syncom IV-1 satellite in Earth's orbit after de...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the Syncom IV-1 satellite after its deployment into Earth's orbit by the space shuttle Discovery. Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION... More

41D-32-082 - STS-41D - Syncom IV-1 satellite in Earth's orbit after deployment

41D-32-082 - STS-41D - Syncom IV-1 satellite in Earth's orbit after de...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of the Syncom IV-1 satellite over a cloudy Earth. Subject Terms: SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-D ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES SYNCOM SATELLITES Date Tak... More

An artist's rendering of the Defense Meteorological Satellite in orbit. Part of the research for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), a joint Navy/Air Force project, is being undertaken by scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, District of Colombia

An artist's rendering of the Defense Meteorological Satellite in orbit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Michael Savell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

41C-15-538 - STS-41C - View of SMM in orbit from flight deck windows

41C-15-538 - STS-41C - View of SMM in orbit from flight deck windows

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) satellite in orbit, with the blackness of space as a background, as seen from the flight deck windows of the spa... More

STS051-92-040 - STS-051 - ORFEUS/SPAS

STS051-92-040 - STS-051 - ORFEUS/SPAS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrograph (ORFEUS)-Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) in orb... More

The Delta II sits poised on Launch Complex 17A ready to carry a NATO IV-B Satellite into orbit

The Delta II sits poised on Launch Complex 17A ready to carry a NATO I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rvits Still Image Laboratory ... More

STS088-725-011 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

STS088-725-011 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico-A (SAC-A) deployed from the STS-88 orbiter Endeavour's payload bay. The Earth forms the background. Sub... More

STS069-722-069 - STS-069 - View of the SPARTAN 201 satellite in Earth's orbit

STS069-722-069 - STS-069 - View of the SPARTAN 201 satellite in Earth'...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the SPARTAN 201 satellite on the RMS arm with a cloudy Earth below it. Subject Terms: SPARTAN SATELLITES REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM STS-69 ENDEA... More

STS088-721-071 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

STS088-721-071 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico-A (SAC-A) deployed from the STS-88 orbiter Endeavour's payload bay. The Earth forms the background. Sub... More

STS069-722-065 - STS-069 - View of the SPARTAN 201 satellite in Earth's orbit

STS069-722-065 - STS-069 - View of the SPARTAN 201 satellite in Earth'...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The end effector on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm begins its approach to retrieve the SPARTAN 201 satellite. Subject Terms: SPARTAN SATELLITE... More

S48-23-013 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

S48-23-013 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the UARS on the RMS arm outside of the payload bay, prior to being placed into orbit. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, PAYLO... More

STS088-721-068 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

STS088-721-068 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico-A (SAC-A) deployed from the STS-88 orbiter Endeavour's payload bay. The Earth forms the background. Sub... More

A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 11/AC-116 sits poised on Launch Complex 36A. The expendable launch vehicle is ready to carry the EHF follow-on #5 U.S. Navy Communications Satellite into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 11/AC-116 sits poised on Launch Complex ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bionetics Corp. Release Stat... More

STS077-301-020 - STS-077 - View of RMS end effector positioning to retrieve SPARTAN satellite

STS077-301-020 - STS-077 - View of RMS end effector positioning to ret...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) end effector being positioned to retrieve the SPARTAN satellite which the Endeavour had placed in orbit. Vi... More

STS087-752-019 - STS-087 - USMP-4, United States Microgravity Payload 4 in payload bay

STS087-752-019 - STS-087 - USMP-4, United States Microgravity Payload ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the United States Microgravity Payload 4 (USMP-4) on the Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay taken during STS-87. The USM... More

A Lockheed Martin Atlas I (AC-79) successfully launched the Geostationary-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite-K (GOES-K) weather satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, California, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Once in orbit, GOES-K will be renamed GOES-10. The launch took place at 1:49 A.M. EDT

A Lockheed Martin Atlas I (AC-79) successfully launched the Geostation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Range Visual Info. TECH. Service Release Statu... More

STS088-372-032 - STS-088 - Views of the ISS stack in orbit taken during STS-88 flyaround

STS088-372-032 - STS-088 - Views of the ISS stack in orbit taken durin...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the International Space Station (ISS) stack (consisting of the Node 1/Unity and FGB/Zarya modules) in orbit taken during the flyaround by the ST... More

STS088-372-034 - STS-088 - Views of the ISS stack in orbit taken during STS-88 flyaround

STS088-372-034 - STS-088 - Views of the ISS stack in orbit taken durin...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the International Space Station (ISS) stack (consisting of the Node 1/Unity and FGB/Zarya modules) in orbit taken during the flyaround by the ST... More

STS088-372-033 - STS-088 - Views of the ISS stack in orbit taken during STS-88 flyaround

STS088-372-033 - STS-088 - Views of the ISS stack in orbit taken durin...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the International Space Station (ISS) stack (consisting of the Node 1/Unity and FGB/Zarya modules) in orbit taken during the flyaround by the ST... More

STS088-372-035 - STS-088 - Views of the ISS stack in orbit taken during STS-88 flyaround

STS088-372-035 - STS-088 - Views of the ISS stack in orbit taken durin...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the International Space Station (ISS) stack (consisting of the Node 1/Unity and FGB/Zarya modules) in orbit taken during the flyaround by the ST... More

STS103-734-005 - STS-103 - View of HST in payload bay prior to release

STS103-734-005 - STS-103 - View of HST in payload bay prior to release

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the STS-103 orbiter Discovery's payload bay prior to its release back into orbit. Views include: Aft shroud... More

S109E5910 - STS-109 - HST deployed from payload bay

S109E5910 - STS-109 - HST deployed from payload bay

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm lifting the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) from the orbiter's payload bay in pr... More

NRL pioneered the gravity gradient system for stabilizing

NRL pioneered the gravity gradient system for stabilizing

NRL pioneered the gravity gradient system for stabilizing the attitude of satellites with respect to Earth. The GGSE series of satellites used long booms to gain 2-axis, and then 3- axis (horizontal, vertical, ... More

41D-37-060 - STS-41D - Syncom IV satellite in orbit after deployment

41D-37-060 - STS-41D - Syncom IV satellite in orbit after deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant photos depicting the Syncom IV satellite in Earth's orbit after being deployed from the payload bay of the shuttle Discovery by the STS-41D crew... More

41D-39-066 - STS-41D - Long range view of SBS-4 satellite in orbit above Earth

41D-39-066 - STS-41D - Long range view of SBS-4 satellite in orbit abo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Long range views of the Satellite Business System (SBS)-4 satellite in orbit above the Earth after deployment by the crew of the STS-41D mission. Subje... More

41D-39-065 - STS-41D - Long range view of SBS-4 satellite in orbit above Earth

41D-39-065 - STS-41D - Long range view of SBS-4 satellite in orbit abo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Long range views of the Satellite Business System (SBS)-4 satellite in orbit above the Earth after deployment by the crew of the STS-41D mission. Subje... More

S07-23-1217 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

S07-23-1217 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the PALAPA-B1 in orbit with a portion of the Earth's limb below it (some views also include portion of the aft flight deck window) Subject Term... More

S05-40-1159 - STS-005 - SBS-3 satellite in Columbia's payload bay

S05-40-1159 - STS-005 - SBS-3 satellite in Columbia's payload bay

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Long-range view of the Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite in orbit after its deployment from its protective cradle in the space shuttle Columb... More

41D-39-070 - STS-41D - Long range view of SBS-4 satellite in orbit above Earth

41D-39-070 - STS-41D - Long range view of SBS-4 satellite in orbit abo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Long range views of the Satellite Business System (SBS)-4 satellite in orbit above the Earth after deployment by the crew of the STS-41D mission. Subje... More

41D-39-068 - STS-41D - Long range view of SBS-4 satellite in orbit above Earth

41D-39-068 - STS-41D - Long range view of SBS-4 satellite in orbit abo...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Long range views of the Satellite Business System (SBS)-4 satellite in orbit above the Earth after deployment by the crew of the STS-41D mission. Subje... More

S07-23-1218 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

S07-23-1218 - STS-007 - Deployement of the PALAPA-B1 satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the PALAPA-B1 in orbit with a portion of the Earth's limb below it (some views also include portion of the aft flight deck window) Subject Term... More

S06-40-720 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

S06-40-720 - STS-006 - View of the TDRS over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) in orbit over the earth. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) TDR SATELLITES STS-6 CHAL... More

41C-15-536 - STS-41C - View of SMM in orbit from flight deck windows

41C-15-536 - STS-41C - View of SMM in orbit from flight deck windows

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) satellite in orbit, with the blackness of space as a background, as seen from the flight deck windows of the spa... More

The first Titan IV/Centaur Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on launch complex 40 ready to carry the first Milstar Communications Satellite into orbit

The first Titan IV/Centaur Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on launch ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele... More

STS088-725-013 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

STS088-725-013 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico-A (SAC-A) deployed from the STS-88 orbiter Endeavour's payload bay. The Earth forms the background. Sub... More

STS095-316-001 - STS-095 - Blurred views of the Spartan 201 satellite in orbit

STS095-316-001 - STS-095 - Blurred views of the Spartan 201 satellite ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Blurred views of the Spartan 201 satellite in orbit prior to capture by the STS-95 Discovery's RMS arm. Subject Terms: SPARTAN SATELLITES, STS-95, DISC... More

STS088-721-070 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

STS088-721-070 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico-A (SAC-A) deployed from the STS-88 orbiter Endeavour's payload bay. The Earth forms the background. Sub... More

STS088-721-061 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

STS088-721-061 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite in orbit over the Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Satelite de Aplicaciones/Cientifico-A (SAC-A) deployed from the STS-88 orbiter Endeavour's payload bay. The Earth forms the background. Sub... More

A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA/AC114 is poised on Launch Complex 36A ready to carry a commercial Mobile Communications Satellite (MSAT) into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA/AC114 is poised on Launch Complex 36A read...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

STS077-393-035 - STS-077 - PAMS/STU

STS077-393-035 - STS-077 - PAMS/STU

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellite (PAMS)/Satellite Test Unit (STU) in orbit. The satllite is silhout... More

STS077-301-022 - STS-077 - View of RMS end effector positioning to retrieve SPARTAN satellite

STS077-301-022 - STS-077 - View of RMS end effector positioning to ret...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) end effector being positioned to retrieve the SPARTAN satellite which the Endeavour had placed in orbit. Vi... More

STS077-393-033 - STS-077 - PAMS/STU

STS077-393-033 - STS-077 - PAMS/STU

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellite (PAMS)/Satellite Test Unit (STU) in orbit. The satllite is silhout... More

STS077-393-031 - STS-077 - PAMS/STU

STS077-393-031 - STS-077 - PAMS/STU

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellite (PAMS)/Satellite Test Unit (STU) in orbit. The satllite is silhout... More

STS077-374-024 - STS-077 - PAMS/STU - distant views in orbit

STS077-374-024 - STS-077 - PAMS/STU - distant views in orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant and overexposed views of the Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellite (PAMS)/Satellite Test Unit (STU) in orbit over the... More

STS077-301-019 - STS-077 - View of RMS end effector positioning to retrieve SPARTAN satellite

STS077-301-019 - STS-077 - View of RMS end effector positioning to ret...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) end effector being positioned to retrieve the SPARTAN satellite which the Endeavour had placed in orbit. Vi... More

STS077-711-056 - STS-077 - View of the SPARTAN satellite during its release into orbit

STS077-711-056 - STS-077 - View of the SPARTAN satellite during its re...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant view of the SPARTAN satellite in Earth's orbit. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE),STS-77,ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER),SPARTAN SATELLITES,RE... More

STS077-374-026 - STS-077 - PAMS/STU - distant views in orbit

STS077-374-026 - STS-077 - PAMS/STU - distant views in orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant and overexposed views of the Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellite (PAMS)/Satellite Test Unit (STU) in orbit over the... More

STS077-374-030 - STS-077 - PAMS/STU - distant views in orbit

STS077-374-030 - STS-077 - PAMS/STU - distant views in orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant and overexposed views of the Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellite (PAMS)/Satellite Test Unit (STU) in orbit over the... More

The Boeing Company's Delta II Space Launch Vehicle Lifts off from complex 17A carrying the Thor III satellite into orbit

The Boeing Company's Delta II Space Launch Vehicle Lifts off from comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Range Visual Info TECH Services Release Status... More

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