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> Intelsat 6 satellite capture.

Intelsat 6 satellite capture.

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-sco01-00101

Image Size 300 DPI: 18 * 27 cm

The STS-49 mission was the first U.S. orbital flight to feature 4 extravehicular activities, and the first flight to involve 3 crew members working simultaneously outside of the spacecraft. The primary objective was the capture and redeployment of the INTELSAT VI (F-3), a communication satellite for the International Telecommunication Satellite organization, which was stranded in an unusable orbit since its launch aboard the Titan rocket in March 1990. In this onboard photo, astronauts Hieb, Akers, and Thuot have handholds on the satellite. May 1992.

Keywords for this photo:

1992 - AKERS THOMAS - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ASTRONAUT - CANADARM - COMMUNICATION SATELLITE - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - ENDEAVOUR - EVA - EXTRA VEHICULAR ACTIVITY - EXTRA-VEHICULAR ACTIVITY - EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY - GEOSTATIONARY - HIEB RICHARD - HUMAN - INTELSAT - INTELSAT 6 - MAN - PAYLOAD BAY - SPACE - SPACE SHUTTLE - STS-49 - THUOT PIERRE -