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:
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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
- -Haselblad camera
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