Highlights primary payload tracking and data relay satellite 4 TDRS-4 for mission significance
Includes secondary payloads such as Orbiter Experiments and Chromex for scientific impact
Commemorates crew activities including protein crystal growth and plant cell division experiments
Showcases Shuttle Student Involvement Program experiments and Maui optical site AMOS
Features crew photography of Earth with a handheld IMAX camera
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Mission Highlights
The primary payload, Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-4 (TDRS-4) which was attached to an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), became the third TDRS to be deployed. After deployment, the IUS propelled the satellite to a geosynchronous orbit. Secondary payloads: Orbiter Experiments Autonomous Supporting Instrumentation System-1