NASA Photo ID: STS61B-39-031       File Name: 10062575.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 11/28/85
  Title: Deployment of the Morelos-D communications satellite for Mexico
  Description:
  The Morelos-D communications satellite is deployed for Mexico from the
  cargo  bay of the Shuttle Atlantis during the STS 61-B mission. Behind it
  can be  seen the closed cradle of the RCA Satcom satellite that was also
  deployed in  this mission. At the front of the photo is the Assembly of
  Structures -  Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space
  Structures (EASE/ACCESS)  hardware.                
  Subject terms:
  ATLANTIS (ORBITER)                      
  COMMUNICATION SATELLITES                
  DEPLOYMENT                              
  MEXICO                                  
  ONBOARD ACTIVITIES                      
  PAYLOAD BAY                             
  SATELLITES                              
  SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 61-B              
  SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOADS
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