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Summary
DescriptionSyncom LEASAT.jpg
English: A view of the Syncom IV (LEASAT) framed against a cloudy earth's surface after its deployment from the shuttle Discovery during mission STS-51D
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Features
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SYNCOM SATELLITE
Sun Azimuth
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287°
Sun Elevatation
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57°
Altitude
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216 nautical miles (400 km)
Mission
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STS51D
Roll
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32
Frame
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13
Camera
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Hasselblad
Film
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5017: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base
Focal length
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100 mm
Camera location
0° 06′ 00″ S, 13° 30′ 00″ W
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-0.100000; -13.500000
This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: STS51D-32-013 and Alternate ID: 51d-32-013.
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A view of the Syncom IV (LEASAT) framed against a cloudy earth's surface after its deployment from the shuttle Discovery during mission STS-51D
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public domain
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inception
12 April 1985
coordinates of the point of view
0°6'S, 13°30'W
catalog code
STS51D-32-013
catalog: Media catalogue of the Johnson Space Center
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Date and time of data generation
12 April 1985
Image title
51D-32-013 (12 April 1985) --- A view of the Syncom IV (LEASAT) framed against a cloudy earth's surface after its deployment from the shuttle Discovery.
Short title
Deployment of the Syncom IV (LEASAT) during STS 51-D mission