#deployment from shuttle

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Galileo, which spent the better part of a decade orbiting Jupiter, being launched from the Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-34, 18 October 1989.

Galileo gifs have occasionally been featured on this Tumblr, though not as often as we'd like.  Its main antenna didn't unfurl properly, and with a much-reduced bandwidth, only a bare minimum of photos were sent back to Earth from Jupiter.  That bare minimum was still sufficient for pretty mosaics (e.g., Europa; Io), but not enough for the smooth time-lapse sequences that Cassini spoils us with.

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The SBS-4 satellite being deployed from the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-41-D, 30 August 1984.  (Mission-roll-frame STS41D-36-14ff.)

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Magellan, which spent several years orbiting Venus, being launched from the Space Shuttle Atlantis during mission STS-30, 5 May 1989.  It looks like someone started moving the camera half-way through. (Mission-roll-frame STS030-72-28ff.)

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The Telstar 3 satellite, deployed from the Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-41-D, 1 September 1984.  Evidently watched by more than one camera!  There are plenty of old shuttle videos on YouTube; you can watch this deployment at normal speed at the 6:10 mark here.  (Mission-roll-frame STS41D-37-32ff.)

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The Anik C3 satellite, deployed from the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-5, November 1982.  (Mission-roll-frame STS005-41-1301ff.)

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The ASC 1 satellite, deployed from the Space Shuttle Columbia, 27 August 1985, during mission STS-51-I.  (Mission-roll-frame STS51I-32-47ff.)

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Aussat 1 (Aussie Aussie Aussie), deployed from the Space Shuttle Columbia, 27 August 1985, during mission STS-51-I.  (Mission-roll-frame STS51I-32-10ff.)

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The Westar 6 satellite, deployed from the Space Shuttle Challenger, 3 February 1984, during STS-41-B.  (Mission-roll-frame STS41B-32-1224ff.)