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Ref : S01662
Theme :
Satellites - Vehicles in Space (248 images)
Title : PANSAT, a nonrecoverable satellite developed by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California
Caption :
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)
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