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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.

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1992 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMY - CAPE CANAVERAL - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EURECA - FLORIDA - KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE - STS-46 -