ATS-3 (05)
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Title
ATS-3 (05)
Description
ATS-3 (05). ATS-3 Spin Scan Cloud Camera N-S geometry.
Launched on November 5, 1967, the Applications Technology Satellite (ATS)-III carried the Multicolor Spin-Scan Cloudcover Camera (MSSCC), the second generation of UW-Madison professor Verner Suomi's revolutionary technology. It sent the first color images of Earth from geostationary orbit -- ATS-III was the only geostationary satellite with a channel for observing phenomena in true blue color, which was, and remains, a unique feature for a weather satellite. The camera provided color pictures for approximately three months at which time the red and blue channels failed. The system continued to transmit black-and-white pictures until December, 11 1974.
Launched on November 5, 1967, the Applications Technology Satellite (ATS)-III carried the Multicolor Spin-Scan Cloudcover Camera (MSSCC), the second generation of UW-Madison professor Verner Suomi's revolutionary technology. It sent the first color images of Earth from geostationary orbit -- ATS-III was the only geostationary satellite with a channel for observing phenomena in true blue color, which was, and remains, a unique feature for a weather satellite. The camera provided color pictures for approximately three months at which time the red and blue channels failed. The system continued to transmit black-and-white pictures until December, 11 1974.
Subject
Geostationary satellites—Illustrations.
Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Rights
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“ATS-3 (05),” AOSS Library Digital Collections, accessed May 17, 2024, https://aosslibrary.omeka.net/items/show/1350.