NASA Photo ID: STS032-85-029      File Name: 10063431.gif 
 
Film Type: 70mm                   Date Taken: 01/20/90 
 
Title: LDEF Retrieval over the Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa 
 
Description: 
 
After five and a half years in orbit, the LDEF satellite was photographed,    
after capture by the RMS.  Here, the satellite is seen over the coast of 
the   Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa (23N, 15.0E) and held suspended above 
the  payload bay for a thorough visual inspection prior to inserting into 
the  payload bay.