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Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
STS-39 SPAS-II IBSS is grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS)
Description:
STS-39 Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (SPAS-II) / Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) spacecraft is grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector. Backdropped against the cloud-covered surface of the Earth, SPAS-II/IBSS spacecraft is extended outside Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, payload bay (PLB). Components visible on the SPAS-II/IBSS spacecraft include the Cryostat, antennas, NFOV TV camera, WFOV TV camera, Arizona Imager/Spectrograph (AIS), and the handling trunnions. SPAS-II is a Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) payload.
Date Taken:
1991-05-06
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-039
Subject Terms:
EARTH
Subject Terms:
SURFACE
Subject Terms:
DEPLOYMENT
Subject Terms:
SPACE
Subject Terms:
RETRIEVAL
Subject Terms:
SYSTEM
Subject Terms:
SATELLITES
Subject Terms:
REMOTE
Subject Terms:
(ORBITER)
Subject Terms:
PAYLOAD
Subject Terms:
SHUTTLE
Subject Terms:
PAYLOADS
Subject Terms:
and
Subject Terms:
MANIPULATOR
Subject Terms:
PALLET
Subject Terms:
END
Subject Terms:
EFFECTORS
Subject Terms:
DISCOVERY
Subject Terms:
STS-39
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
TV Camera
facet_what:
IBSS
facet_what:
Imager
facet_what:
Remote Manipulator System (RMS)
facet_what:
STS-39
facet_where:
Arizona
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
STS039-19-015
Film Type:
35mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-STS039-19-01 5
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STS-39 SPAS-II IBSS is grappled by remote manipulator system (RMS)