sa08 (AS-104)_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1965, unnumbered NASA photo)
With a dearth of comparable/available imagery to go on…in fact, the only image I came across that’s similar & linked to below, this shows BP-26 being mated to the SA-8/AS-104 launch vehicle on Launch Complex 37B (LC-37B).
The radial configuration of the forward restraint straps of the Pegasus B/Pegasus 2 (micro)meteoroid detection satellite can be seen inside the cavity of the Command Module. I think the squarish structure to be two of the stowed/folded solar panels of the satellite.
Note: The above corrected description is based on input below. An obvious & total bonehead blunder on my part.
Despite having seen better days, the photograph has retained its gloss and is of amazing resolution.
Television footage of Pegasus 1 deployment:
Credit: Retro Space HD/YouTube
sa08 (AS-104)_v_bw_o_n (ca. 1965, unnumbered NASA photo)
With a dearth of comparable/available imagery to go on…in fact, the only image I came across that’s similar & linked to below, this shows BP-26 being mated to the SA-8/AS-104 launch vehicle on Launch Complex 37B (LC-37B).
The radial configuration of the forward restraint straps of the Pegasus B/Pegasus 2 (micro)meteoroid detection satellite can be seen inside the cavity of the Command Module. I think the squarish structure to be two of the stowed/folded solar panels of the satellite.
Note: The above corrected description is based on input below. An obvious & total bonehead blunder on my part.
Despite having seen better days, the photograph has retained its gloss and is of amazing resolution.
Television footage of Pegasus 1 deployment:
Credit: Retro Space HD/YouTube