Space Shuttle STS-41D LEASAT (SYNCOM) communications satellite

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Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC, United States

Before release, the 6 meter (20-foot) long LEASAT (SYNCOM) communications satellite lay behind the SBS satellite in the payload bay with its antennae folded against the 4.2 meter (14 foot) diameter top.

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Title: Space Shuttle STS-41D LEASAT (SYNCOM) communications satellite
Creator: NASA
Date Created: 1984
Subject Keywords: Space Shuttle, NASA, Space Flight, Innovation, Discovery's First Mission
Publisher: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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