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A LARGE FORMAT CARTOGRAPHIC 
CAMERA FOR SPACE SHUTTLE 
Frederick J. Doyle 
U.S. Geological Survey 
ABSTRACT 
NASA is developing a Large Format Camera (LFC) for use on 
Space Shuttle missions. The camera will have 305 mm focal length 
and 23 x 46 cm format. It will be capable of 15 m ground reso- 
lution from 300 km orbital altitude. Initial Shuttle flights 
will be as a cargo bay payload. If the data proves useful, subse- 
quent flights will be on a free flyer spacecraft launched and 
serviced by Shuttle. 
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