CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - VCS-MA -
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
Measurements and Applications Television camera, single VIS channel, 76° field of view
Resolution Summary 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 Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
 
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Instrument Missions
TIROS-4 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1962 - 1962)
TIROS-5 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1962 - 1963)
TIROS-6 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1962 - 1963)