CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - VCS-NA -
Full Name Vidicon Camera System - Narrow 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, 12.5° field of view
Resolution Summary Frame: 110x110 km2 when pointing normal to the Earth surface, Resolution: 0.3 km at image center when pointing normal to the Earth surface
[Best Resolution: 300m]
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
 
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Instrument Missions
TIROS-1 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1960 - 1960)
TIROS-2 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1960 - 1961)