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Description: View of the Syncom IV-1 satellite after deployment from STS-51-A. In a frisbee-type method, the Syncom IV-1 satellite leaves the Discovery's payload bay on its way into service for the U.S. Navy. Retrieval hardware and part of the pallet for securing the Palapa B-2 are pictured near the protective shield for the now vacated Telest-H/PAM-B.
Title: STS-51-A Syncom IV-1 deployment
Credit: NASA http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info;jsessionid=5m6ddk0sq530t?id=STS51A-34-074&orgid=8 Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. Transfer was stated to be made by User:TheDJ.
Author: NASA
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