Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
STS-49 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite (Intelsat 603 which failed to leave low earth orbit two years before) attach it to a new upper stage and relaunch it to its intended geosynchronous orbit. After several attempts the capture was completed with a three-person extra-vehicular activity (EVA).
