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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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STS026-31-071 (3 Oct 1988) --- After deployment from Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, the inertial upper stage (IUS) with the tracking and data relay satellite C (TDRS-C) drifts above the cloud-covered Earth surface. TDRS-C, in stowed configuration (solar array panels visible), is mounted atop the IUS with the interstage and solid rocket motor and nozzle seen in the foreground.

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DISCOVERY (ORBITER)EARTH SURFACEINERTIAL UPPER STAGESTS-26TDR SATELLITES
Credit lineSTS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment. NASA/JSC, 1988-09-29. Public domain. ID: s26-31-071.
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