IMAGE 1700_99\719.Lbm,The first laser-reflecting satellite, Lageos 1, launched into orbit on May 4, 1976.
IMAGE 1900_99\938.Lbm,The second Lageos satellite spins out of a pod in Columbia's payload bay. The attached booster will later raise Lageos to an operating height of 5,900 km. (STS-52)