51F-43-050 - STS-51F - Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) close-up

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51F-43-050 - STS-51F - Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) close-up

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Description: Photographic documentation showing a close-up of the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP).

Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, SPACE PLASMAS, PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS, SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-F, CHALLENGER (ORBITER)

Date Taken: 8/2/1985 0:00

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS PKG

tilt: High Oblique

nlat: 49.3

nlon: 26.9

azi: 277

alt: 177

elev: 16
STS-51F

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1985

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The U.S. National Archives

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https://catalog.archives.gov/

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