Satellite Eureca above Earth
auteur: Nasa/Novapix
référence: e-sou20-90050
Image Size 300 DPI: 34 * 35 cm
The European Retrievable Carrier 1L (EURECA-1L) spacecraft, with solar array panels extended, drifts above the earth after deployment from the payload bay of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during STS-46. EURECA's onboard propulsion unit will boost it to an operational altitude of 270 nautical miles.