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| STS-95 Shuttle Mission Imagery | |
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STS095-E-5041 (10-30-98) --- PANSAT, a nonrecoverable satellite developed by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, is silhouetted against a sunglint effect on ocean waters below, following its deployment from the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery. The small ball-shaped payload is basically a tiny telecommunications satellite. The photo was recorded with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 1:49:33 GMT, Oct. 30. |