41D-37-060 - STS-41D - Syncom IV satellite in orbit after deployment

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Distant photos depicting the Syncom IV satellite in Earth's orbit after being deployed from the payload bay of the shuttle Discovery by the STS-41D crew. Heavy clouds cover much of the Earth in the background.

Subject Terms: ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, DEPLOYMENT, PAYLOAD BAY, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS, SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-D, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: TELSTAR 3 DEPLOY

nlat: -9.4

nlon: 0.2

azi: 117

alt: 164

elev: 61
STS-41D