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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 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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