VCS-MA Instrument

Identifiervcs-maNamesVidicon Camera System - Medium AngleVCS-MA About identifiers

Measurements and Applications

Television camera, single VIS channel, 76° field of view

Instrument Summary

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

Performance Summary

Resolution
Frame: 720x720 km2 when pointing normal to the Earth surface, Resolution: 2.5 km at image center when pointing normal to the Earth surface
[Best Resolution: 2500m]
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
 

Instrument Missions

TIROS-4 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1962 - 1962) tiros-4_vcs-ma
TIROS-5 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1962 - 1963) tiros-5_vcs-ma
TIROS-6 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1962 - 1963) tiros-6_vcs-ma

Instrument Measurements

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