Date: 06 October 1990
Satellite: Ulysses
Depicts: The Ulysses-PAM-IUS composite after deployment
Copyright: NASA

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 (on the left) was fired first, followed by the PAM, and Ulysses (on the right) was injected into its interplanetary orbit.