Ulysses in Shuttle Cargo Bay
Date: 06 October 1990 The spacecraft was mounted on top of two propulsion modules, the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) and the Payload Assisted Module (PAM). After deployment, the two-stage IUS was fired first, followed by the PAM, and Ulysses was injected into its interplanetary orbit.
Last Update: 28 September 2006
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