STS064-72-049 - STS-064 - LIDAR-In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE) on the payload bay

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Photographic documentation of the LIDAR-In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE) hardware on the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-64. The LITE was designed to demonstrate and test the first Light Intensification, Detection, and Ranging (LIDAR) instrument designed for use in space by assessing the hardware design and obtaining scientific data on atmospheric parameters.

Subject Terms: STS-64, SPACE SHUTTLES, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), PAYLOAD BAY, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, PAYLOADS, INSTRUMENTS, LIGHT (VISIBLE RADIATION), LASERS, OPTICAL RADAR

Date Taken: 9/11/1994 0:00

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: NON-EARTHOBS

nlat: 55.2

nlon: -62.6

azi: 297

alt: 140

elev: -12
STS-64