Name of Image: STS-49 Repairs INTELSAT IV
MIX #: 9301572
NIX #: MSFC-9301572
Date of Image: 1992-05-13
Category: Space Shuttle Projects
Full Description: STS-49, the first flight of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, lifted off from launch pad 39B on May 7, 1992 at 6:40 pm CDT. The STS-49 mission was the first U.S. orbital flight to feature 4 extravehicular activities (EVAs), and the first flight to involve 3 crew members working simultaneously outside of the spacecraft. The primary objective was the capture and redeployment of the INTELSAT VI (F-3), a communication satellite for the International Telecommunication Satellite organization, which was stranded in an unusable orbit since its launch aboard the Titan rocket in March 1990. The 4.5 ton INTELSAT VI was successfully snared by three astronauts on a third EVA. In this photo, the satellite, with its newly deployed perigee stage, begins its separation from the Shuttle.
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Keywords: STS-49, INTELSAT VI, Separation
MSFC Negative Number: 9301572
Reference Number: MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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STS-49 ONBOARD PHOTO: THE 4.5 TON INTELSAT VI SATELLITE BEGINS ITS SEPARATION FROM THE SHUTTLE. THE CREW DEPLOYED A NEW PERIGEE STAGE ON THE SATELLITE AFTER THREE ASTRONAUTS ON A THIRD EVA SUCCESSFULLY SNARED IT.