VCS-WA Instrument

Identifiervcs-waNamesVidicon Camera System - Wide AngleVCS-WA About identifiers

Measurements and Applications

Television camera, single VIS channel, 104° field of view

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
NASA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Sampling
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Frame: 1200x1200 km2 when pointing normal to the Earth surface, Resolution: 3 km at image center when pointing normal to the Earth surface
[Best Resolution: 3000m]
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
 

Instrument Missions

TIROS-1 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1960 - 1960) tiros-1_vcs-wa
TIROS-2 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1960 - 1961) tiros-2_vcs-wa
TIROS-3 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1961 - 1962) tiros-3_vcs-wa
TIROS-4 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1962 - 1962) tiros-4_vcs-wa
TIROS-5 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1962 - 1963) tiros-5_vcs-wa
TIROS-6 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1962 - 1963) tiros-6_vcs-wa
TIROS-8 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1963 - 1967) tiros-8_vcs-wa
TIROS-7 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1963 - 1968) tiros-7_vcs-wa
TIROS-10 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1965 - 1967) tiros-10_vcs-wa
TIROS-9 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1965 - 1968) tiros-9_vcs-wa
ESSA-1 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 1 (1966 - 1968) essa-1_vcs-wa

Instrument Measurements

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