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S46-42-028 - STS-046 - The Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of Atlantis

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Description: A view of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) through a window on the flight deck in the payload bay of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during the STS-46 mission. Visible are the Research on Orbital Plasma Electrodynamics, the Dipole-Field Antenna, the Langmuir Probe, the SSA 454 Ring, Satellite Deployment Boom and the top half of the satellite itself. Also visible are the Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pods, the vertical tail and the Remote Manipulator System (RMS).

Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, STS-46, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), ORBIT MANEUVERING ENGINE (SPACE SHUTTLE), TETHERED SATELLITES, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, ITALIAN SPACE PROGRAM, WINDOWS

Date Taken: 4/16/1999

Categories: Payload Bay

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF

STS-46

Space Shuttle Atlantis was a space shuttle that was operated by NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program. It was the fourth operational shuttle built, and the last one to be built before the program was retired in 2011. Atlantis was named after the first research vessel operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and it made its first flight in October 1985. Over the course of its career, Atlantis completed 33 missions and spent a total of 307 days in space. Its last mission was STS-135, which was the final mission of the Space Shuttle program. Atlantis is now on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104) was one of the four first operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. (The other two are Discovery and Endeavour.) Atlantis was the fourth operational shuttle built. Atlantis is named after a two-masted sailing ship that operated from 1930 to 1966 for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Atlantis performed well in 25 years of service, flying 33 missions.

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satellite system satellite system tss payload bay atlantis nasa antenna sts 46 atlantis remote manipulator system flight deck satellite deployment space shuttle atlantis atlantis orbiter vehicle high resolution ultra high resolution orbital satellite deployment boom orbital plasma electrodynamics orbit maneuvering engine orbiter vehicle tss 1 window sts 46 mission tiff sts 46 italian space program sts 46 space shuttle dipole field antenna langmuir probe international cooperation space program
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1999
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Space Shuttle Atlantis

The Fourth Pperational Shuttle Built
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The U.S. National Archives
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label_outline Explore Satellite Deployment Boom, Orbital Plasma Electrodynamics, Dipole Field Antenna

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satellite system satellite system tss payload bay atlantis nasa antenna sts 46 atlantis remote manipulator system flight deck satellite deployment space shuttle atlantis atlantis orbiter vehicle high resolution ultra high resolution orbital satellite deployment boom orbital plasma electrodynamics orbit maneuvering engine orbiter vehicle tss 1 window sts 46 mission tiff sts 46 italian space program sts 46 space shuttle dipole field antenna langmuir probe international cooperation space program