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STS-29 IUS with TDRS-D drift
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| Title |
STS-29 IUS with TDRS-D drifts above Earth's surface during post deployment |
| Description |
During STS-29, the inertial upper stage (IUS) with tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) drifts above the Earth's cloud-covered surface after deployment from Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. The white IUS with second stage solid rocket motor (SRM) is clearly visible while the TDRS-D stowed black solar cell panels are barely visible on top of IUS. Nadir Latitude: 22.3 North and Nadir Longitude 133.3 West. |
| Date |
03.18.1989 |
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STS-29 crewmembers inspect T
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STS-29 crewmembers inspect TDRS-D inertial upper stage (IUS) at KSC VPF |
| Description |
During tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) and inertial upper stage (IUS) mating activities in the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), clean-suited crewmembers inspect IUS. STS-29 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Mission Specialist (MS) James P. Bagian (left) and MS Robert C. Springer take a close look at first stage of IUS-9 positioned in VPF test cell. Clean-suited technicians and engineers appear in the background. |
| Date Taken |
1989-02-14 |
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STS-29 tracking and data rel
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| Title |
STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) mating at KSC VPF |
| Description |
STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) on ground handling cart is documented at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Vertical Processing Facility (VPF). Clean-suited technicians and engineers in the VPF clean room prepare TDRS-D for mating with its inertial upper stage (IUS). View provided by the KSC with alternate number KSC-88PC-1617. |
| Date Taken |
1989-02-14 |
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STS-29 tracking and data rel
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| Title |
STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) mating at KSC VPF |
| Description |
STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) suspended via overhead crane is lifted into position above inertial upper stage (IUS) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Vertical Processing Facility (VPF). Clean-suited technicians and engineers in the VPF clean room guide the TDRS-D above IUS. This wide shot of a VPF test cell affords an overall scene of the TDRS-D / IUS mating (IUS in lower part of the frame). Later the tandem will be loaded into Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, payload bay (PLB). TRW protective panels protect TDRS-D solar arrays during handling and mating activities. View provided by the KSC with alternate number KSC-88PC-1655. |
| Date Taken |
1989-02-14 |
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STS-29 tracking and data rel
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| Title |
STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) mating at KSC VPF |
| Description |
STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) on ground handling cart is documented at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Vertical Processing Facility (VPF). Clean-suited technicians and engineers in the VPF clean room prepare TDRS-D for mating with its inertial upper stage (IUS). TRW protective panels protect TDRS-D solar arrays during handling and mating activities. View provided by the KSC with alternate number KSC-88PC-1658. |
| Date Taken |
1989-02-14 |
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STS-29 tracking and data rel
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| Title |
STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) mating at KSC VPF |
| Description |
In the clean room of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), the STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) is hoisted above clean-suited technicians. TDRS-D will be mated with the inertial upper stage (IUS) located in an adjacent test cell. TRW protective panels protect TDRS-D solar arrays during handling and mating activities. View provided by the KSC with alternate number KSC-88P-1644. |
| Date Taken |
1989-02-24 |
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STS-29 crewmembers inspect T
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| Title |
STS-29 crewmembers inspect TDRS-D inertial upper stage (IUS) at KSC VPF |
| Description |
Astronaut Mae C. Jemison and STS-29 Mission Specialist (MS) James P. Bagian and MS Robert C. Springer inspect the interface between the tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) and inertial upper stage (IUS-9) in a test cell located in the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Vertical Processing Facility (VPF). The clean-suited astronauts, engineers, and technicians discuss the payload. Springer and Bagian are responsible for deployment of IUS / TDRS-D from Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, payload bay (PLB) on STS-29. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-89PC-16. |
| Date Taken |
1989-02-27 |
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STS-29 IUS with TDRS-D after
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| Title |
STS-29 IUS with TDRS-D after deployment from Discovery, OV-103 |
| Description |
During STS-29, the inertial upper stage (IUS) with tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) undergoes thermal rolls and orientation after reaction control subsystem activation following deployment from Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. As the STS-29 payload drifts against the blackness of space, the IUS (white) and the TDRS-D with solar cell panels still closed around the stowed single access #1 and #2 and S-Band omni antenna are visible. When at its final destination high above the Earth, TDRS-D will become TDRS-4 and no longer maintain this cylindrical form, having transferred into an operational satellite with antenna spanned out in various directions and its IUS discarded. Nadir latitude 15 North and Nadir longitude 115.1 West. |
| Date Taken |
1989-03-18 |
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STS-29 IUS with TDRS-D drift
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| Title |
STS-29 IUS with TDRS-D drifts above Earth's surface during post deployment |
| Description |
During STS-29, the inertial upper stage (IUS) with tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) drifts above the Earth's cloud-covered surface after deployment from Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. The white IUS with second stage solid rocket motor (SRM) is clearly visible while the TDRS-D stowed black solar cell panels are barely visible on top of IUS. Nadir Latitude: 22.3 North and Nadir Longitude 133.3 West. |
| Date Taken |
1989-03-18 |
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STS-29 IUS / TDRS-D deployme
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| Title |
STS-29 IUS / TDRS-D deployment from Discovery, OV-103, payload bay |
| Description |
During STS-29 about six hours after launch, the inertial upper stage (IUS) with tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) is deployed from Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV)-103's, payload bay (PLB) at Nadir Latitude 26.2 North and Nadir Longitude 148.1 West. In PLB, airborne support equipment (ASE) forward cradle and aft frame tilt actuator (AFTA) table are in deployment position as IUS with TDRS-D rises above them. Space Station Heat pipe Advanced Radiator Element (SHARE) runs along starboard PLB sill longeron. Earth limb and Earth surface is visible in the background. |
| Date Taken |
1989-03-18 |
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STS-29 tracking and data rel
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| Title |
STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) in OV-103's payload bay (PLB) |
| Description |
STS-29 onboard view shows Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, payload bay (PLB) with tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) in stowed, pre- deployment position. In this head-on view, TDRS-D stowed components including single access #1 and #2, solar cell panels, SGL, S-Band omni antenna, and C-Band antenna are visible. TDRS-D rests in airborne support equipment (ASE) forward cradle and aft frame tilt actuator (AFTA). OV-103 aft bulkhead and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are visible in the background. |
| Date Taken |
1989-03-18 |
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