RC-10 Mapping Cameras

Status

Status
Retired
Operated By
PI

Wild Heerbrugg RC-10 Mapping Cameras with a 9 x 9 inch image format are flown on virtually every ER-2 earth imaging mission. The RC-10s may be employed with six or twelve inch focal length lenses providing image scales of two miles to the inch and one mile to the inch respectively. RC-10 mounting stations include the ER-2 Q-bay, nose pod and the right and left wing pods.

Instrument Type
Camera
Measurements
Imagery
Aircraft
ER-2 - AFRC,
WB-57 - JSC
Point(s) of Contact
James D. Jacobson Jr.
(POC; Mgr)
Range of Measurement
Ground
Instrument Pointing
Nadir (directly downwards)
Swath Width
30000.00 m (at 19.8 km)
Horizontal Resolution
8.00 m (at 19.8 km)
Location
ER-2 Q-bay, nose pod and the right and left wing pods
Website
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/aircraft/ER-2/cameras.html

 

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