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Satellite Eureca above Earth

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-sou20-90050

Date

2013-08-15

The European Retrievable Carrier 1L (EURECA-1L) spacecraft, with solar array panels extended, drifts above the earth after deployment from the payload bay of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during STS-46. EURECA's onboard propulsion unit will boost it to an operational altitude of 270 nautical miles.