File:SMC Receives Northrop Grumman Vela Satellite Model (6639910).jpeg
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English: Two Guardians reveal a full-scale Vela satellite model, presented by representatives from Northrop Grumman to the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, May 4, 2021. Originated in 1960, Vela was the first space-based system used for nuclear surveillance. Today, the mission of monitoring nuclear detonations continues with payloads hosted on GPS satellites. (U.S. Space Force photo by Van Ha) |
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Date | Taken on 4 May 2021 | |||
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Author | U.S. Space Force photo by Van Ha | |||
Location InfoField | El Segundo, California, United States | |||
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Posted InfoField | 11 May 2021, 17:22:31 |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
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Camera model | NIKON D850 |
Author | Van Ha |
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Exposure time | 1/80 sec (0.0125) |
F-number | f/4 |
ISO speed rating | 1,600 |
Lens focal length | 32 mm |
Short title | 210504-X-DC888-0038 |
Date and time of data generation | 20:00, 3 May 2021 |
City shown | El Segundo |
Headline | SMC Receives Northrop Grumman Vela Satellite Model |
Credit/Provider | Space and Missile Systems Center |
Source | Digital |
Image title | Two Guardians reveal a full-scale Vela satellite model, presented by representatives from Northrop Grumman to the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, May 4, 2021. Originated in 1960, Vela was the first space-based system used for nuclear surveillance. Today, the mission of monitoring nuclear detonations continues with payloads hosted on GPS satellites. (U.S. Space Force photo by Van Ha) |
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Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
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Exif version | 2.31 |
APEX shutter speed | 6.321928 |
APEX aperture | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3.8 APEX (f/3.73) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 2,301.3246154785 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 2,301.3246154785 |
Focal plane resolution unit | 3 |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Manual exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 32 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | Low gain up |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
IIM version | 4 |
Supplemental categories | Unclassified |
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Special instructions | Released Van Ha Space and Missile Systems Center Public Affairs van.ha@us.af.mil via DVIDS |
Province or state shown | California |
Code for country shown | US |
Country shown | United States |
Original transmission location code | USNORTHCOM |
Writer | Van De Ha |
Identifier | DVIDS Image ID 6639910 |