Status
Status
Retired
VIS is a standard video camera packaged for flight use and mounted in a downward looking orientation. It provides a continuous view of the weather and terrain below the aircraft flight track. The VIS camera has a resolution of 20 meters and will be mounted to verify the aircraft flight track.
Instrument Type
Measurements
Aircraft
Recent Missions
(ER-2 - AFRC)
Point(s) of Contact
(POC; Mgr)
Measurement Details
Range of Measurement
Ground
Instrument Pointing
Downwards pointing but not directly downwards
Horizontal Resolution
20.00 m (at 19.8 km)