S08-44-619 - STS-008 - Views of the deployed INSAT/PAM-D

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Dark view of the shuttle Challenger's payload bay before deployment of the satellite (610). Views of the deployed Indian National Satellite (INSAT) attached to the Payload Assist Module (PAM-D) as it drifts above the earth's surface. Window reflection can be seen in some of the views.

Subject Terms: COMMUNICATION SATELLITES, PAYLOAD ASSIST MODULE, PAYLOAD BAY, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS, PAYLOAD DELIVERY (STS), STS-8, CHALLENGER (ORBITER)

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: DEPLOYED INSAT/PAM-D

STS-8

views insat pam d sts 8 sts 8 challenger nasa payload bay payload space shuttle payloads payload assist module payload delivery dark view pam d sts 8 indian national satellite communication satellites satellite module window reflection space program 1980 s earth from space us national archives

1981 - 1989

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