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STS-43 TDRS-E / IUS is deplo
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STS-43 TDRS-E / IUS is deployed from OV-104's payload bay (PLB) |
| Description |
During STS-43, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite E (TDRS-E), atop the inertial upper stage (IUS) and raised to a 58-degree deployment position in the airborne support equipment (ASE) aft frame tilt actuator (AFTA) table with the forward frame ASE latch actuator released and umbilical cables separated, is released by a spring-loaded ejection system and a Super*zip ordnance separation device from Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, payload bay (PLB). TDRS-E/IUS combination rises above OV-104's PLB at approximately 0.4 foot per second. The scene is highlighted against the Earth's limb and the cloud-covered Pacific Ocean below. In the foreground on the port side and mounted on a getaway special (GAS) adapter beam are (forward to aft) the two Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV) GAS canisters (one with motorized door assembly (MDA)) and the Tank Pressure Control Experiment (TPCE) GAS canister. Along the starboard sill longeron is the Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator |
| Date Taken |
1991-08-11 |
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STS-43 TDRS-E / IUS is deplo
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| Title |
STS-43 TDRS-E / IUS is deployed from OV-104's payload bay (PLB) |
| Description |
During STS-43, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite E (TDRS-E), atop the inertial upper stage (IUS), rises above Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, payload bay (PLB) at the rate of approximately 0.4 foot per second. The IUS is highlighted against the Earth's limb and the cloud-covered Pacific Ocean. Left behind in the PLB are the airborne support equipment (ASE) forward frame, the ASE umbilical, and the ASE aft frame tilt actuator (AFTA) table (at 58-degree deployment position). TDRS-E/IUS was released by a spring-loaded ejection system and a Super*zip ordnance separation device on Orbit 5. In the foreground on the port side and mounted on a getaway special (GAS) adapter beam are (forward to aft) the two Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV) GAS canisters (one with motorized door assembly (MDA)) and the Tank Pressure Control Experiment (TPCE) GAS canister. Along the starboard sill longeron is the Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element II (SHARE-II). |
| Date Taken |
1991-08-11 |
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STS-43 TDRS-E / IUS in OV-10
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STS-43 TDRS-E / IUS in OV-104's PLB ASE aft frame tilt actuator (AFTA) table |
| Description |
During STS-43 the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite E (TDRS-E) atop the inertial upper stage (IUS) and positioned in the airborne support equipment (ASE) aft frame tilt actuator (AFTA) table with the forward frame ASE latch actuator released and umbilical cables separated is raised by the aft frame ASE electromechanical tilt actuator to a 58-degree deployment position. The scene is highlighted against the Earth's limb. In the foreground on the port side and mounted on a getaway special (GAS) adapter beam are (forward to aft) the two Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV) GAS canisters (one with motorized door assembly (MDA)) and the Tank Pressure Control Experiment (TPCE) GAS canister. Along the starboard sill longeron is the Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element II (SHARE-II). |
| Date Taken |
1991-08-11 |
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