STS103-703-073 - STS-103 - View of the HST after grapple

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STS103-703-073 - STS-103 - View of the HST after grapple

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Description: View of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) after grapple by the STS-103 orbiter Discovery including: Aft shroud on the -V3 plane with the Wide Field Planetary Camera (WF/PC), handrails and the Fixed-Head Star Tracker (FHST) visible

Subject Terms: STS-103, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

Date Taken: 12/22/1999

Categories: Hubble Space Telescope

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Preservation File Format: TIFF

feat: NON-EARTHOBS

nlat: -18

nlon: 91.8

azi: 115

alt: 322

elev: 76
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