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Mir

An extensive suite of Earth observation instruments is currently operational on the Mir space station. Although only a pair of devices were carried aboard Mir at its launch in 1986, sixteen major systems have been deployed to the Mir core module or the Kvant 2 and Kristall auxiliary modules:

Mir Core Module:
-EFO-1 electronic photometer for studies of atmospheric aerosols and dust
-Haselblad camera
-KATE-140 topographic camera (50-m resolution)
-MKS-M multi-band spectrometer (0.4-0.9 µm)
-PCN spectrometer
-Sever topographic camera (used inconjunction with KATE-140)
-Skif spectrometer (0.4-1.1 µm)
-Spektr-256 multi-band spectrometer (256 channels in visible and IR)
-Terra impulse photometer for the study of atmospheric optical emissions

Kvant 2 Module:

-AFM-2 for study of the atmosphere and pollutants
-Gamma 2 video spectropolarimeter ITS-7D spectrometer
-KAP-350 topographic camera
-MKF-6MA multi-spectral camera (0.5-O.9 µm, 10-15 m resolution) MKS-M2 multi-band spectrometer

Kristall Module:

-Priroda 5 multi-purpose high resolution (5 m) camera

Sources and Resources

• Adapted from: Europe and Asia in Space 1993-1994, Nicholas Johnson and David Rodvold [Kaman Sciences / Air Force Phillips Laboratory]

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