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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment
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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment

NASA / JSC · 1988-09-29 · photograph (digital archive)

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During STS-26, inertial upper stage (IUS) with the tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) drifts above Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, payload bay (PLB) after being positioned in deployment attitude (an angle of 50 degrees) by the airborne support equipment (ASE). IUS vacates the ASE aft frame tilt actuator (AFTA) table in the PLB while the disconnected ASE umbilical boom floats above ASE forward cradle.

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DISCOVERY (ORBITER)EARTH LIMBINERTIAL UPPER STAGEONBOARD ACTIVITIESPAYLOAD BAYPAYLOAD DELIVERY (STS)STS-26TDR SATELLITES
Credit lineSTS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment. NASA/JSC, 1988-09-29. Public domain. ID: s26-31-065.
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