ВОТ ТАК ЛОВЯТ СПУТНИКИ

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Credit: STS-51A, NASA
In 1984, high above the Earth's surface, an astronaut captured a satellite. It was the second satellite captured that mission.
Аstronaut Dale A. Gardner flies free using the Manned Maneuvering Unit and begins to attach a control device dubbed the Stinger to the rotating Westar 6 satellite.
Communications satellite Westar 6 had suffered a rocket malfunction that left it unable to reach its intended high geosynchronous orbit.
Спутник был благополучно захвачен и отбуксирован на the Space Shuttle Discovery и затем доставлен на Землю. Затем этот спутник был переоборудован и продан.
http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/detail/NVA2~32~32~65686~128547:Space-Shuttle----November-1984