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Deployment of the TDRS by STS-6 Challenger
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Deployment of the TDRS by STS-6 Challenger

NASA / JSC · 1983-04-04 · photograph (digital archive)

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STS006-38-894 (4 April 1983) --- The tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) leaves the 18-meter (60-ft) long cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Challenger about ten hours following launch of NASA’s second reusable space vehicle. The inertial upper stage (IUS) which gives power necessary to place the TDRS in its desired orbit is clearly seen in this view, photographed with a 70mm camera aimed through the aft flight deck windows of the Challenger.

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CHALLENGER (ORBITER)INERTIAL UPPER STAGEONBOARD ACTIVITIESPAYLOAD BAYSTS-6TDR SATELLITES
Credit lineDeployment of the TDRS by STS-6 Challenger. NASA/JSC, 1983-04-04. Public domain. ID: s06-38-894.
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