NASA Photo ID: STS048(E)013        File Name: 10065040.jpg
  Film Type: ESC BW                  Date Taken: 09/18/91
  Title: STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) in OV-103's payload bay
  Description:
  The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), is documented in the
  payload  bay (PLB) of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV)
  103. UARS is  scheduled for deploy on flight day three of the STS-48
  mission.  UARS  components visible in this image include (front to back):
  the Solar Stellar  Pointing Platform (SSPP) (at bottom); the stowed
  high-gain antenna (HGA)  (right); Particle Environment Monitor (PEM) (cone
  at upper left); the  Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) antenna dish (center);
  and the Cryogenic Limb  Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) (center back). 
  The stowed remote  manipulator system (RMS) arm is seen along the port side
  sill longeron.  The  vertical tail and the orbital maneuvering system (OMS)
  pods appear in the  background against the blackness of space.  This view
  was taken using an  electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development
  Test Objective (DTO)  648, Electronic Still Photography.  The digital image
  was stored on a  removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be
  converted to a format  suitable for downlink transmission.          
  
  Subject terms:
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  ELECTRO-OPTICAL PHOTOGRAPHY             
  ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SATELLITES       
  PAYLOAD BAY                             
  REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM               
  SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS                  
  STS-48                                  
  UPPER ATMOSPHERE                        
  

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