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Description: ``Photographic documentation showing satellite Westar VI berthed in the payload bay, with the earth's surface in the background.``
Subject Terms: SATELLITES PAYLOAD BAY SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-A DISCOVERY (ORBITER)
Date Taken: 11/15/1984 0:00
Categories: Payloads
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 70MM CT
Preservation File Format: TIFF
geon: AFRICA
feat: DUST STORM, SHUTTLE TAIL
cldp: 20
nlat: 11.3
nlon: -1.1
azi: 120
alt: 189
elev: 31
STS-51A
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Date
1984
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