Object Details
Manufacturer
Goerz Optical Co.
Summary
This is a lens from a stellar camera used from 1962-1972 onboard the U.S. Corona photoreconnaissance satellites. Stellar cameras took photographs of the stars and, in conjuction with photographs from the horizon cameras and the index camera, enabled photo interpreters to more easily determine the exact terrain being photographed by the main cameras. This unflown lens was manufactured by Goerz Optical and donated by Hughes Danbury Optical Systems to NASM in 1996.
Credit Line
Gift of Hughes Danbury Optical Systems
Inventory Number
A19960624003
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
Lens--optical glass
Lens housing--aluminum alloy
plastic, rubber
Dimensions
3-D (lens, see notes): 20 × 11.6 × 10cm, 0.7kg (7 7/8 × 4 9/16 × 3 15/16 in., 1.5lb.)
3-D (lens cap, see note): 7.9 × 7.8 × 0.8cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/16 × 5/16 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar
James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19960624003