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Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-43 to deploy the TDRS-5 satellite.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis
Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)
Space Shuttle Atlantis is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Atlantis was manufactured by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and was delivered to the Kennedy…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
STS-43
1991 American crewed spaceflight to deploy TDRS-5
STS-43, the ninth mission for Space Shuttle Atlantis, was a nine-day mission whose primary goal was launching the TDRS-E satellite (TDRS-5). The flight also tested an advanced heatpipe radiator for potential use on the then-future space station and conducted a variety of medical…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
TDRS-5
American communications satellite
TDRS-5, known before launch as TDRS-E, is an American communications satellite, of first generation, which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. It was constructed by TRW is based on a custom satellite bus which was used for all seven first…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
August 2
Day of the year
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