INTELSAT VI F-3 drifts in space after STS-49 onorbit repair/servicing
STS049-91-056 (13 May 1992) --- The 4.5-ton Intelsat VI communications satellite begins its separation from the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Crew members deployed a new perigee stage on the satellite after three astronauts on a third extravehicular activity (EVA) successfully snared it. Clouds over the open ocean serve as backdrop for the 70mm image.
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s49-91-056
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May 13, 1992
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