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Table 1. Technical data of space cameras (present in operation) 
MKF-6 
KATE-200 
KFA-1000 
MK-4 
KAP-350 
KAP-100 
Space 
KOSMOS 
KOSMOS 
Platform 
MIR 
(RES0URS) 
(RES0URS) 
KOSMOS 
MIR 
KOSMOS 
First 
1976/ 
flight 
89 
1983 
1989 
1990 
1990 
Image 
size 
(cm 2 ) 
5,5x8,1 
18x18 
30x30 
18x18 
18x18 
18x18 
Focal 
length 
(mm) 
125 
200 
1000 
300 
350 
100 
Spectral 
450-500 
500-600 
570-690^) 
460-505 5 ) 
400-800 
400-800 
bands 
520-580 
600-700 
680-810 
515-565 
(nm) 
560-620 
700-900 
635-690 
630-710 
580-800 
690-760 
810-900 
760-900 
400-700 
scale 2 ) 
mo 
2000 000 
1 250000 
250 000 
830 000 
700 000 
2 500000 
cove- 
rage 2 > 
(km 2 ) 
110x160 
225x225 
75x75 3 > 
150x150 
125x125 
450x450 
Geometr. 
resolu 
tion 4 > 
(m) 
15 
20-30 
5(10) 
5-10 
20-30 
50 
Two-layer sensibilized film SN-10 (150 ASA) 
2 > relate to altitude 250 km 
3 ) by 3 cameras in oblique position: 180 x 75 km 2 
4 ) for objects with "real" contrast 1,6:1 
5 > programmable 
The successfull operation of the new panchromatic and 
multispectral systems on board of the space station MIR 
and the satellites from K0SM0S type in the frame of the 
USSR remote sensing programm means a significant progress 
of the space photography in the last years. The technical 
parameters of the photographic systems being in practical 
operation in present are given in table 1.