Photo #: STS078-749-28 Date: Jun. 1996 Geographic Region: USA-NORTH CAROLINA Feature: CHARLOTTE, CATAWBA RIVER |
STS078-749-028 Charlotte, North Carolina June, 1996 One of the fastest growing cities in the southeastern United States and the largest city in North Carolina, the city of Charlotte is visible in this east-looking view. Charlotte is the foremost commercial and industrial center of the Piedmont region, and is the major transportation hub and distribution point for the Carolina manufacturing belt. The Carolina's are now the United States leading textile area. The growth in industry in the Charlotte area has been in part, due to the bountiful hydroelectric power from dams on the Catawba River, located to the west of the city. The runways of Douglas International Airport, west of the city and south of Interstate Highway 85, are visible on the image. |
Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 346k |
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Mission: | STS078 |
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Roll - Frame: | 749 - 28 |
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Geographical Name: | USA-NORTH CAROLINA |
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Features: | CHARLOTTE, CATAWBA RIVER |
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Center Lat x Lon: | 34.0N x 81W |
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Film Exposure: | F | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 0 |
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Camera:: | HB |
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Camera Tilt: | 31 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | S | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
Stereo?: | N | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
Orbit Number: | 96 |
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Date: | 19960626 | YYYYMMDD |
Time: | 130916 | GMT HHMMSS |
Nadir Lat: | 35.4N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Nadir Lon: | 81.4W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
Sun Azimuth: | 83 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
Space Craft Altitude: | 143 | nautical miles |
Sun Elevation: | 33 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
Land Views: | |
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Water Views: | LAKE |
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Atmosphere Views: | |
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Man Made Views: | AGRICULTURE, URBAN AREA, AIRPORT |
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City Views: | CHARLOTTE |
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Photo is not associated with any sequences |
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