STS-43 ONBOARD PHOTO. THE TRACKING AND DATE RELAY SATELLITE (TDRS-E) LEAVES THE PAYLOAD BAY OF THE ORBITER. TDRS WILL BE PLACED IN A GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITG AND AFTER ON-ORBIT TESTING WHICH REQUIRES SEVERAL WEEKS, WILL BE DESIGNATED TDRS-5. TDRS-E deployment from STS-43

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