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LFC

The LFC was by far the most capable camera ever flown on a U.S. manned mission. Hard-mounted in the Shuttle payload bay, this 405 kg camera, with a 305 mm focal length and a 23 cm by 46 cm. This was the central element of photographic experiments on the few missions in which they used it. It is probably the only space payload in which cast iron was a major constituent. From a typical altitude of 300 km (186 mi), a frame covers ground dimensions of about 225 x 450 km (140 x 280 mi). Although quite successful, the LFC doesn't always fly, primarily because it requires dedicated payload-bay space, attitude-control fuel, and scheduled time, in contrast to the hand-held photography. This view of the Mojave Desert in California taken with the LFC during the 41-G mission in 1984, is typical of the quality achieved with this instrument: "http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect12/Sect12_4.html" [Source: NASA] (en)

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