Gemini 4 Experiment Debriefing, 1967

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12. S-5, Synoptic Terrain
Photography
The objective of this experi­
ment is to obtain high quality
photographs of selected parts
of the earth's surface.
The
spa1.,c:craft will be manually
oriented from an orbit mode
attitude to a moderately high
camera depression angle attitude.
After a series of photographs
has been taken, the spacecraft
will be reoriented to the orbit
mode attitude.
Four spacecraft
orientation maneuvers will be
required during which approxi­
mately 40 pictures will be
taken over areas of the
United States. Figure 14 shows
one of the photos taken by Gordon
Cooper which is similar to the
terrain photographs planned .
13. S-6, Synoptic Weather
Photography
The objective of this experi­
ment is to learn more about
the earth's weather systems by
obtaining high quality photo­
graphs of selected cloud for­
mations.
As in experiment
S-5, the spacecraft will be
oriented from an orbit mode
attitude to a moderately high
camera depression angle attitude.
After a series of photographs
has been taken, the spacecraft
wi 11 be reoriented to the orbit
mode attitude.
Approximately
10 orientation maneuvers will
be required during which
approximately 40 pictures will
be taken. The photograph shown
in Figure 15 taken by Gordon
Cooper is similar to those planned
on this flight.
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GEMINI DPEltllfNT NO. S.5
SYNOPTIC TERRAIN PHOTOGRAPHY
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PURPOSE
OITAIN HIGH QUALITY PHOTOGIAPHS
Of THI EARTH'SSUlfACf
EQUIPMENT 70MM CAMERA AND fllM
WEIGHT I LI.
VOlUMI 0.036 CU. n.
PROCEDURE POSITION sm1mn, TAIi
PICTURES
LOCATION
PRISSURIZID CAIIN
PMOTOGUIH Of THI HIIAlAUS IN THI NIDIA, IIIPAl, 11111 IOROII AHA, THIN IT ASTRONAUT
l. GOIDON C00,11, JI., DUIING HIS 22-01111 IA-f IIISSION.
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FIG. 14
GOIN OPIIIIINT NO. S-6
SYNOPTIC WEATHER PHOTOGRAPHY
PURPOSE
OITAIN HIGH QUALITY aoue
PHOTOGIAPHS
EQUIPMENT 10 11 CAMDA Me ,u
WEIGHT
I LI.
YOlUMl
0.036 cu. n.
PROCEDURE POSITION SPACKWT Me TAIi
PNOTOGIAPIIS
lOCATION PIISSUIIZED WIN
PIIOIOGUPH Of ClOUDS AND lffl IUIIIA 11S1 COAi!. WIST Of UNOOII. TWI 1Y
ASIIOIIAUI l. IOIDOII COOPII, ll, DU- HIS 22-11 IA•t IIISSIOII.
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FIG. 15
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