S08-44-620 - STS-008 - Views of the deployed INSAT/PAM-D

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: Dark view of the shuttle Challenger's payload bay before deployment of the satellite (610). Views of the deployed Indian National Satellite (INSAT) attached to the Payload Assist Module (PAM-D) as it drifts above the earth's surface. Window reflection can be seen in some of the views.

Subject Terms: COMMUNICATION SATELLITES, PAYLOAD ASSIST MODULE, PAYLOAD BAY, SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS, PAYLOAD DELIVERY (STS), STS-8, CHALLENGER (ORBITER)

Categories: Payloads

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: DEPLOYED INSAT/PAM-D
STS-8