Image: STS-46 TSS-1 fully extended

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Description: TSS deployment during STS-46. During STS-46 operations, the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) satellite is extended beyond the deployer system's boom by about 800 ft on the end of a dielectric Kelvar cord (tether). The moon can be seen at the upper left center. Later the TSS-1 satellite will be reeled back into Atlantis',Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, payload bay (PLB).
Title: STS-46 TSS-1 fully extended
Credit: NASA http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/luceneweb/caption.jsp?photoId=STS046-06-037 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22673176 Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. Transfer was stated to be made by User:TheDJ.
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