STS-32, Space Shuttle Columbia, 1990

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The Leasat Satellite leaves the cargo bay of Shuttle Columbia during STS-32, (1/9/90-1/20/90). Leasat, also known as Syncom IV, is a US Navy-operated communications satellite. After Leasat was launched, the crew of Columbia successfully captured the Long Duration Exposure Facility, (LDEF), satellite, returning it to Earth at the end of a Shuttle-record 11-day stay in space.

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