IMAGE 100_199\117.Lbm,TDRS-3 lifts out of Discovery's payload bay on STS-26 in September 1988. Soon it will be soaring to geostationary orbit.
IMAGE 100_199\154.Lbm,The TDRS, showing the umbrella-like high-gain antennas and extended solar panels.
IMAGE 500_599\580.Lbm,The fourth tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) immediately after launch from Discovery on the STS-29 mission.
IMAGE 800_899\883.Lbm,A TDRS (tracking and data relay satellite) is prepared for launch in the vertical processing facility at the Kennedy Space Center.