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SAC-A satellite
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S88-E-5161 (12-14-98) — Before beginning their pre-sleep period on their next to last day in space, the STS-88 astronauts deployed a small 590-pound satellite called SAC-A for the Argentinean National Committee of Space Activities. Equipped with five technology experiments, including one to track the movement of whales off the coast of Argentina, SAC-A was ejected from a canister in Endeavour's cargo bay at 10:31 p.m. Central time as the shuttle few over the northern Indian Ocean.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSAC-A satellite. NASA/JSC, 1998-12-14. Public domain. ID: s88e5161.
