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An artist's concept of satellites in orbit, with the earth in the background

An artist's concept of satellites in orbit, with the earth in the back...

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

A Titan 34D/IUS (inertial upper stage) vehicle carrying two military communications satellites, a DSCS-II and a DSCS-III, is launched at 12:05 a.m

A Titan 34D/IUS (inertial upper stage) vehicle carrying two military c...

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

51A-39-073 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-073 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: payload bay with extended Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm ... More

51A-46-077 - STS-51A - 51A EVA - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

51A-46-077 - STS-51A - 51A EVA - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing a satellite Westar VI berthed in the payload bay. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, CREWS, SATELLITES, COMMUNICATION SATELL... More

51A-46-065 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

51A-46-065 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Photographic documentation showing astronauts in Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) and satellites. Views include: astronaut Dale A. Gardner, in an E... More

51A-39-053 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-053 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: Mission Specialist (MS) Anna Lee Fisher working at the aft flig... More

51A-39-045 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-045 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: satellite held above the payload bay by Remote Manipulator Sys... More

51A-39-015 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-015 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: recovered satellite in the payload bay. Subject Terms: SATELLI... More

51I-31-006 - STS-51I - AUSSAT-1 satellite in the payload bay prior to deployment

51I-31-006 - STS-51I - AUSSAT-1 satellite in the payload bay prior to ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing AUSSAT-1 satellite in the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery prior to deployment during STS-51I. Subject Terms: PA... More

51D-45-005 - STS-51D - RMS end effector above payload bay

51D-45-005 - STS-51D - RMS end effector above payload bay

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the end effector of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) of the orbiter Discovery during STS-51D with two extensions (... More

41C-37-1747 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite

41C-37-1747 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the free flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite, with close-up views as the orbiter moves away from it. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, EARTH OBSER... More

S49-51-018 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely.

S49-51-018 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications sa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely in space, Earth scenes below depict open ocean and clouds. Subject Terms: STS-49... More

S46-102-020 - STS-046 - OV-104's RMS grapples EURECA-1L & holds it in deployment postition above PLB

S46-102-020 - STS-046 - OV-104's RMS grapples EURECA-1L & holds it in ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The European Retrievable Carrier 1L (EURECA-1L), grappled by the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) and effector, is positioned over the payload bay of Atl... More

S46-103-010 - STS-046 - Views of the TSS-1 inside of the payload bay during STS-46

S46-103-010 - STS-046 - Views of the TSS-1 inside of the payload bay d...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Images showing the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during the STS-46 mission. The TSS-1 is stowed... More

S46-106-026 - STS-046 - View of the payload bay prior of the deployment of the TSS-1 during STS-46

S46-106-026 - STS-046 - View of the payload bay prior of the deploymen...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) on the spacelab pallet in the payload bay of the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during STS-46. Subject Terms... More

S49-51-009 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely.

S49-51-009 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications sa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely in space, Earth scenes below depict open ocean and clouds. Subject Terms: STS-49... More

S49-51-010 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely.

S49-51-010 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications sa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely in space, Earth scenes below depict open ocean and clouds. Subject Terms: STS-49... More

S49-217-031 - STS-049 - Sunrise, stowed ASEM and the repaired INTELSAT ready for redeploy.

S49-217-031 - STS-049 - Sunrise, stowed ASEM and the repaired INTELSAT...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise, stowed ASEM (Assembly of Station by EVA Methods) and the repaired INTELSAT communications satellite ready for redeploy. Scenes were taken from ... More

S46-106-034 - STS-046 - View of the payload bay prior of the deployment of the TSS-1 during STS-46

S46-106-034 - STS-046 - View of the payload bay prior of the deploymen...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) on the spacelab pallet in the payload bay of the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during STS-46. Subject Terms... More

STS052-72-004 - STS-052 - Earth limb images showing the payload bay of OV-102 during STS-52

STS052-72-004 - STS-052 - Earth limb images showing the payload bay of...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of an Earth limb at sunrise with the payload bay of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in the foreground during the STS-52 mission. Visible in th... More

41C-37-1732 - STS-41C - Capture of Solar Maximum satellite by RMS

41C-37-1732 - STS-41C - Capture of Solar Maximum satellite by RMS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of the capture of the Solar Maximum Mission Satellite (SMMS) by the end effector on the remote manipulator system (RMS) arm. Subject Terms: R... More

41C-37-1742 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite

41C-37-1742 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the free flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite, with the earth limb below it. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), REP... More

S46-103-031 - STS-046 - Earth observations from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during STS-46

S46-103-031 - STS-046 - Earth observations from the shuttle orbiter At...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during the STS-46 mission. Earth Limb (024-026). Shuttle vertical tail (020-021, 035-038, 040... More

S46-103-082 - STS-046 - Views of the TSS-1 inside of the payload bay during STS-46

S46-103-082 - STS-046 - Views of the TSS-1 inside of the payload bay d...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Images showing the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during the STS-46 mission. The TSS-1 is stowed... More

S49-51-030 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely.

S49-51-030 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications sa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely in space, Earth scenes below depict open ocean and clouds. Subject Terms: STS-49... More

STS056-04-036 - STS-056 - Crewmembers at the aft flight deck during SPARTAN satellite deploy.

STS056-04-036 - STS-056 - Crewmembers at the aft flight deck during SP...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission Pilot Stephen Oswald at the aft flight deck pilot and payload handling stations during SPARTAN satellite deploy. Subject Terms: STS-56, DISCOVE... More

S48-613-010 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS in orbit

S48-613-010 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS in orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various view of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) against an Earth background after it was released from the STS-48 orbiter Discovery. Sub... More

S48-607-045 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

S48-607-045 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View is dark. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-48, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, SATELLITES, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENT... More

S48-04-036 - STS-048 - RMS arm prepares to connect with UARS

S48-04-036 - STS-048 - RMS arm prepares to connect with UARS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the STS-48 orbiter Discovery's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm being maneuvered into position to grapple the Upper Atmosphere Resea... More

S48-619-003 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS on the RMS arm

S48-619-003 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS on the RMS arm

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm as it is removed from the STS-48 orbiter Disc... More

S48-02-004 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS in the Discovery's payload bay

S48-02-004 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS in the Discovery's pa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views (taken during a sunrise) of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) in the STS-48 orbiter Discovery's payload bay. The Remote Manip... More

S48-609-051 - STS-048 - UARS in Discovery's payload bay

S48-609-051 - STS-048 - UARS in Discovery's payload bay

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) in its berthed position in the STS-48 orbiter Discovery's payload bay. Subject Terms: P... More

STS070-301-015 - STS-070 - View of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G) from space shuttle Discovery

STS070-301-015 - STS-070 - View of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of TDRS-G satellite after deploy floating with the earth as backdrop. Subject Terms: STS-70, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE),... More

S48-613-006 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS in orbit

S48-613-006 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS in orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various view of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) against the blackness of space after it was released from the STS-48 orbiter Discovery. ... More

S48-23-003 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

S48-23-003 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) berthed in the STS-48 orbiter Discovery's payload bay with the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) a... More

S48-607-052 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

S48-607-052 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the UARS solar arrays. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-48, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, SATELLI... More

STS080-716-051 - STS-080 - View of the payload bay with stowed ORFEUS-SPAS over the Earth limb

STS080-716-051 - STS-080 - View of the payload bay with stowed ORFEUS-...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the payload bay with stowed Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer (ORFEUS) Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) over the ... More

STS075-725-000BF - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

STS075-725-000BF - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the top of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R boom, with tether extended Subject Terms: TETHERED SATELLITES, PAYLOAD BAY, SPACE... More

STS075-363-005 - STS-075 - TSS-1R satellite atop its boom

STS075-363-005 - STS-075 - TSS-1R satellite atop its boom

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant and blurred views of the TSS-1R during deployment. Subject Terms: TETHERED SATELLITES, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, STS-75, COLU... More

STS075-725-000X - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

STS075-725-000X - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the top of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R , with tether extended. Subject Terms: TETHERED SATELLITES, PAYLOAD BAY, SPACE SHU... More

STS075-713-034 - STS-075 - TSS-1R during deployment

STS075-713-034 - STS-075 - TSS-1R during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the top of the boom and light reflecting off of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R satellite tether. Subject Terms: TETHERED SATELLITES, ... More

STS075-725-000BG - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

STS075-725-000BG - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the top of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R boom, with tether extended Subject Terms: TETHERED SATELLITES, PAYLOAD BAY, SPACE... More

STS075-725-000AE - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

STS075-725-000AE - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Very dark and distant views of light reflecting off of the extended Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R tether. Subject Terms: TETHERED SATELLITES, PAYL... More

STS077-708-081 - STS-077 - PAMS STU in orbit

STS077-708-081 - STS-077 - PAMS STU in orbit

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

STS085-706-031 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, deploy and separation

STS085-706-031 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, deploy and separation

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere/Shuttle Pallet Satellite (CRISTA-SPAS) II during deployment and separati... More

STS085-706-020 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, deploy and separation

STS085-706-020 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, deploy and separation

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere/Shuttle Pallet Satellite (CRISTA-SPAS) II during deployment and separati... More

STS085-315-015 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, distant views during separation

STS085-315-015 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, distant views during separatio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere/Shuttle Pallet Satellite (CRISTA-SPAS) after deploy from the shu... More

STS085-706-032 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, deploy and separation

STS085-706-032 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, deploy and separation

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere/Shuttle Pallet Satellite (CRISTA-SPAS) II during deployment and separati... More

STS085-746-012 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, held over the payload bay by the RMS after rendezvous and capture

STS085-746-012 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, held over the payload bay by t...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere/ Shuttle Pallet Satellite (CRISTA-SPAS) 02 is held over the payload bay by the Re... More

STS096-352-031 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

STS096-352-031 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the STARSHINE satellite deployed over the Earth by the crew of the STS-96 orbiter Discovery. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM S... More

STS096-352-027 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

STS096-352-027 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the STARSHINE satellite deployed over the Earth by the crew of the STS-96 orbiter Discovery. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM S... More

S46-106-000X - STS-046 - STS-46 Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) satellite deployment from OV-104

S46-106-000X - STS-046 - STS-46 Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) sa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Images of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) resting upon the extended 12-m deployment boom with the Earth surface showing in the background. Subj... More

In flight photo of a U-2 from Beale AFB, California. AIRMAN Magazine article describes the U-2 as still being a major player in the nation's reconnaissance mission despite its 1950s' design and first flight in 1955. Capable of then flying over 70,000 feet, and now even higher thanks to a new F-118-101 engine and upgraded avionics the aircraft was awarded the Collier Trophy in 1998 by the National Aeronautic Association and named the U-2S. The U-2S now has digital capabilty and can transmit data instantaneously to analysts at Beale AFB by using a network of ground stations and satellites. (AIRMAN Magazine/July 1999 - The Big Picture)

In flight photo of a U-2 from Beale AFB, California. AIRMAN Magazine a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan Release Status: Relea... More

51I-102-023 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 and payload bay during Fisher and van Hoften EVA

51I-102-023 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 and payload bay during Fisher and van...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing LEASAT-3, astronauts in Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) and the payload bay during Extravehicular Activity (EVA).... More

61B-39-003 - STS-61B - MORELOS satellite deploys from payload bay of Atlantis

61B-39-003 - STS-61B - MORELOS satellite deploys from payload bay of A...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the MORELOS satellite deploying from the payload bay of the orbiter Atlantis during STS-61B. Subject Terms: SATELLIT... More

61B-44-054E - STS-61B - RCA SATCOM K-2 communications satellite after deployment from Atlantis

61B-44-054E - STS-61B - RCA SATCOM K-2 communications satellite after ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the RCA SATCOM K-2 communication satellite after deployment from the payload bay of the orbiter Atlantis during STS-6... More

51G-17-011 - STS-51G - RMS grasping the Spartan 1 satellite container

51G-17-011 - STS-51G - RMS grasping the Spartan 1 satellite container

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the Spartan 1 satellite container raised high above the payload bay in the grasp of the Remote Manipulator System (RM... More

51I-102-011 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 and payload bay during Fisher and van Hoften EVA

51I-102-011 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 and payload bay during Fisher and van...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing LEASAT-3, astronauts in Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) and the payload bay during Extravehicular Activity (EVA).... More

51I-10-023 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 repair during STS-51I during van Hoften and Fisher EVA

51I-10-023 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 repair during STS-51I during van Hofte...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the crew working with the repair of LEASAT-3 during Extravehicular Activity (EVA). Views include: views of Mission S... More

61B-38-036L - STS-61B - SATCOM K-2 deploys from the payload bay of Atlantis during STS-61B

61B-38-036L - STS-61B - SATCOM K-2 deploys from the payload bay of Atl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the SATCOM K-2 satellite deploying from the payload bay of the orbiter Atlantis during STS-61B. Subject Terms: SATEL... More

51I-102-018 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 and payload bay during Fisher and van Hoften EVA

51I-102-018 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 and payload bay during Fisher and van...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing LEASAT-3, astronauts in Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) and the payload bay during Extravehicular Activity (EVA).... More

61B-44-054G - STS-61B - RCA SATCOM K-2 communications satellite after deployment from Atlantis

61B-44-054G - STS-61B - RCA SATCOM K-2 communications satellite after ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the RCA SATCOM K-2 communication satellite after deployment from the payload bay of the orbiter Atlantis during STS-6... More

51I-10-015 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 repair during STS-51I during van Hoften and Fisher EVA

51I-10-015 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 repair during STS-51I during van Hofte...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the crew working with the repair of LEASAT-3 during Extravehicular Activity (EVA). Views include: RMS near the antenn... More

51G-17-015 - STS-51G - RMS grasping the Spartan 1 satellite container

51G-17-015 - STS-51G - RMS grasping the Spartan 1 satellite container

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the Spartan 1 satellite container raised high above the payload bay in the grasp of the Remote Manipulator System (RM... More

51G-17-029 - STS-51G - RMS grasping the Spartan 1 satellite container

51G-17-029 - STS-51G - RMS grasping the Spartan 1 satellite container

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the Spartan 1 satellite container raised high above the payload bay in the grasp of the Remote Manipulator System (RM... More

41D-02-021 - STS-41D - Syncom IV in orbit over earth

41D-02-021 - STS-41D - Syncom IV in orbit over earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the Syncom IV satellite in orbit over a cloudy earth. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, SPACE SHUTT... More

STS113-370-016 - STS-113 - View of Endeavour's STBD longeron and MEPSI deploy during STS-113

STS113-370-016 - STS-113 - View of Endeavour's STBD longeron and MEPSI...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Series of images showing Orbiter Endeavour's starboard longeron, Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod, and Vertical Stabilizer with the Earth's limb in ... More

STS113-370-031 - STS-113 - View of Endeavour's STBD longeron and MEPSI deploy during STS-113

STS113-370-031 - STS-113 - View of Endeavour's STBD longeron and MEPSI...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Series of images showing Orbiter Endeavour's starboard longeron, Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod, and Vertical Stabilizer with the Earth's limb in ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Juan Orozco, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (ECES), performs an operations check on a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) radio transmitter during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq. USAF SSGT Orozco is collecting data from multiple satellites to obtain the coordinates of the base to make an accurate map of Tallil AB

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Juan Orozco, 332nd Expeditio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release... More

S129E011344 - STS-129 - Exterior view of the ICS-EF mounted to the JEM-EF

S129E011344 - STS-129 - Exterior view of the ICS-EF mounted to the JEM...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Exterior view of the Inter-orbit Communication System - Exposed Facility (ICS-EF) Data Relay Test Satellite (DRTS)/KODAMA. The ICS-EF is mounted to the... More

S07-19-936 - STS-007 - View of payload bay during STS-7

S07-19-936 - STS-007 - View of payload bay during STS-7

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the payload bay taken from the aft flight deck window. It show the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01), the experiment pallet for the NASA Office... More

An artist's concept of various communications satellites in orbit

An artist's concept of various communications satellites 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

51A-39-032 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-032 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: Mission Specialist (MS) Dale A. Gardner, wearing an EMU and a... More

51A-46-063 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

51A-46-063 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Photographic documentation showing astronauts in Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) and satellites. Views include: astronaut Dale A. Gardner, in an E... More

51A-39-019 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-019 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: various views of a the end effector on the end of the Remote Ma... More

51A-39-016 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-016 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: recovered satellite in the payload bay. Subject Terms: SATELLI... More

51A-46-056 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

51A-46-056 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Photographic documentation showing astronauts in Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) and satellites. Views include: astronaut Dale A. Gardner, in an E... More

51A-39-065 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-065 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: Wearing EMUs Allen and MS Dale A. Gardner, who is holding a `... More

Gordon Green, a civilian contractor at the Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) system site, observes a display of sattellites and stars on the command console. The system distinguishes between satellites and stars on the basis of light reflected to the GEODSS telescope. AIRMAN Magazine, April 1984

Gordon Green, a civilian contractor at the Ground-based Electro-Optica...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Socorro State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Pearson Release Status: Released to Pub... More

51G-45-016 - STS-51G - Telestar Satellite drifting in space

51G-45-016 - STS-51G - Telestar Satellite drifting in space

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the Telestar satellite floating in space at a distance from the orbiter. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, SPACE SHUTTLE MI... More

51I-31-004 - STS-51I - AUSSAT-1 satellite in the payload bay prior to deployment

51I-31-004 - STS-51I - AUSSAT-1 satellite in the payload bay prior to ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing AUSSAT-1 satellite in the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery prior to deployment during STS-51I. Subject Terms: PA... More

STS052-72-002 - STS-052 - Earth limb images showing the payload bay of OV-102 during STS-52

STS052-72-002 - STS-052 - Earth limb images showing the payload bay of...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of an Earth limb at sunrise with the payload bay of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in the foreground during the STS-52 mission. Visible in th... More

S49-217-025 - STS-049 - Sunrise, stowed ASEM and the repaired INTELSAT ready for redeploy.

S49-217-025 - STS-049 - Sunrise, stowed ASEM and the repaired INTELSAT...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise, stowed ASEM (Assembly of Station by EVA Methods) and the repaired INTELSAT communications satellite ready for redeploy. Scenes were taken from ... More

S46-103-083 - STS-046 - Views of the TSS-1 inside of the payload bay during STS-46

S46-103-083 - STS-046 - Views of the TSS-1 inside of the payload bay d...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Images showing the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during the STS-46 mission. The TSS-1 is stowed... More

41C-37-1739 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite

41C-37-1739 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the free flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite, with close-up views near the orbiter. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPA... More

STS052-72-005 - STS-052 - Earth limb images showing the payload bay of OV-102 during STS-52

STS052-72-005 - STS-052 - Earth limb images showing the payload bay of...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of an Earth limb at sunrise with the payload bay of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in the foreground during the STS-52 mission. Visible in th... More

41C-37-1749 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite

41C-37-1749 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the free flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite, with close-up views as the orbiter moves away from it. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, EARTH OBSER... More

STS052-74-088 - STS-052 - Images showing the payload bay of OV-102 during STS-52

STS052-74-088 - STS-052 - Images showing the payload bay of OV-102 dur...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the payload bay of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, during the STS-52 mission. Visible in the payload bay are the Remote Manipulator System ... More

S46-106-014 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) during STS-46

S46-106-014 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite Syste...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: A closeup image showing the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) suspended in space after being deployed from STS-46. Subject Terms: STS-46, ATLANTIS (O... More

S46-103-043 - STS-046 - Earth observations from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during STS-46

S46-103-043 - STS-046 - Earth observations from the shuttle orbiter At...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during the STS-46 mission. Earth Limb (024-026). Shuttle vertical tail (020-021, 035-038, 040... More

S46-108-087 - STS-046 - STS-46 Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) satellite deployment from OV-104

S46-108-087 - STS-046 - STS-46 Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Closeup images showing parts of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) inside of the payload bay of shuttle orbiter Atlantis including the base of the ... More

S49-51-006 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely.

S49-51-006 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications sa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely in space, Earth scenes below depict open ocean and clouds. Subject Terms: STS-49... More

S46-108-095 - STS-046 - STS-46 Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) satellite deployment from OV-104

S46-108-095 - STS-046 - STS-46 Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Closeup images showing the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) including the extended 12-m deployment boom, the existing docking ring, the concentric ri... More

S46-106-024 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) during STS-46

S46-106-024 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite Syste...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant images showing the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) suspended in space after being deployed from STS-46. Visible in frames 015 to 021 along w... More

S46-106-006 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) during STS-46

S46-106-006 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite Syste...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Closeup images showing the deployment of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) from the 12-m deployment boom during STS-46. Also visible in these imag... More

S46-103-026 - STS-046 - Earth observations from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during STS-46

S46-103-026 - STS-046 - Earth observations from the shuttle orbiter At...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during the STS-46 mission. Earth Limb (024-026). Shuttle vertical tail (020-021, 035-038, 040... More

S49-217-030 - STS-049 - Sunrise, stowed ASEM and the repaired INTELSAT ready for redeploy.

S49-217-030 - STS-049 - Sunrise, stowed ASEM and the repaired INTELSAT...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise, stowed ASEM (Assembly of Station by EVA Methods) and the repaired INTELSAT communications satellite ready for redeploy. Scenes were taken from ... More

STS052-100-002 - STS-052 - Earth observation images showing the payload bay of OV-102 during STS-52

STS052-100-002 - STS-052 - Earth observation images showing the payloa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations with the payload bay of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in the foreground during the STS-52 mission. Visible in the payload bay a... More

STS051-71-007 - STS-051 - ACTS/TOS

STS051-71-007 - STS-051 - ACTS/TOS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS)/Transfer Orbit Stage (TOS) in the Discovery Payload Bay. Sub... More

STS056-04-035 - STS-056 - Crewmembers at the aft flight deck during SPARTAN satellite deploy.

STS056-04-035 - STS-056 - Crewmembers at the aft flight deck during SP...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission Pilot Stephen Oswald at the aft flight deck pilot and payload handling stations during SPARTAN satellite deploy. Subject Terms: STS-56, DISCOVE... More

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