File:PACE Spacecraft Uncrating (KSC-20231115-PH-JBS01 0056).jpg

Original file (4,480 × 6,720 pixels, file size: 21.22 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

English

Technicians monitor movement as a crane hoists NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) observatory spacecraft after being uncrated on Wednesday, Nov.

Summary

Description

English: Technicians monitor movement as a crane hoists NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) observatory spacecraft after being uncrated on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The PACE observatory will help us better understand how the ocean and atmosphere exchange carbon dioxide, measure key atmospheric variables associated with air quality and Earth's climate, and monitor ocean health, in part by studying phytoplankton, tiny plants and algae that sustain the marine food web. PACE will be encapsulated for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Date

Taken on 15 November 2023

Source

This image or video was catalogued by Kennedy Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: KSC-20231115-PH-JBS01_0056.

This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.

Other languages:

العربية ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ български ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ español ∙ فارسی ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ magyar ∙ հայերեն ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ +/−

Author

NASA Kennedy Space Center / NASA/Ben Smegelsky

Licensing

	This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
	Warnings: Use of NASA logos, insignia and emblems is restricted per U.S. law 14 CFR 1221. The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain. Materials based on Hubble Space Telescope data may be copyrighted if they are not explicitly produced by the STScI.[1] See also {{PD-Hubble}} and {{Cc-Hubble}}. The SOHO (ESA & NASA) joint project implies that all materials created by its probe are copyrighted and require permission for commercial non-educational use. [2] Images featured on the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) web site may be copyrighted. [3] The National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) site has been known to host copyrighted content. Its photo gallery FAQ states that all of the images in the photo gallery are in the public domain "Unless otherwise noted."

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	01:58, 17 November 2023		4,480 × 6,720 (21.22 MB)	OptimusPrimeBot (talk \| contribs)	#Spacemedia - Upload of http://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20231115-PH-JBS01_0056/KSC-20231115-PH-JBS01_0056~orig.JPG via Commons:Spacemedia

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage on Commons

There are no pages that use this file.

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Author	NASA/Ben Smegelsky
Copyright holder	For copyright and restrictions, refer to http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html
Exposure time	1/160 sec (0.00625)
F-number	f/5
ISO speed rating	2,500
Date and time of data generation	15:30, 15 November 2023
Lens focal length	24 mm
Label	Approved
Headline	AFS-8/101
Credit/Provider	NASA/Ben Smegelsky
Source	Digital Still Image
Short title	PACE Spacecraft Uncrating
Image title	Technicians monitor movement as a crane hoists NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) observatory spacecraft after being uncrated on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The PACE observatory will help us better understand how the ocean and atmosphere exchange carbon dioxide, measure key atmospheric variables associated with air quality and Earth's climate, and monitor ocean health, in part by studying phytoplankton, tiny plants and algae that sustain the marine food web. PACE will be encapsulated for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Usage terms	PAO Approved For Release
City shown	KSC
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	240 dpi
Vertical resolution	240 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.0.1 (Windows)
File change date and time	14:19, 16 November 2023
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.31
Date and time of digitizing	15:30, 15 November 2023
APEX shutter speed	7.321928
APEX aperture	4.643856
APEX exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode	Pattern
Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	55
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	55
Color space	sRGB
Focal plane X resolution	1,866.6666564941
Focal plane Y resolution	1,866.6666564941
Focal plane resolution unit	3
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Scene capture type	Standard
Serial number of camera	302057001785
Lens used	EF16-35mm f/2.8L III USM
Date metadata was last modified	11:00, 16 November 2023
Special instructions	11/15/2030
Unique ID of original document	4166FDACB6EB44FAEB46343E72C95343
Keywords	Aerosol Astrotech Cape Canaveral Cloud Earth Florida Goddard Space Flight Center John. F. Kennedy Space Center KSC Kennedy Space Center LSP Launch Services Program NASA PACE Plankton Spaceflight Operations Spaceport algae cape climate multi-user spaceport ocean ecosystem premier spaceport rocket ranch space coast Kennedy
Sublocation of city shown	Astrotech, Titusville FL
IIM version	4

Structured data

File:PACE Spacecraft Uncrating (KSC-20231115-PH-JBS01 0056).jpg

Captions

Captions

Summary

Licensing

File history

File usage on Commons

Metadata

Navigation menu

Search