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English: The Delta II rocket with its NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft payload is seen shortly the service structure was rolled back on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. NPP is the first NASA satellite mission to address the challenge of acquiring a wide range of land, ocean, and atmospheric measurements for Earth system science while simultaneously preparing to address operational requirements for weather forecasting. NPP is scheduled to launch early Friday morning.

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Image title	The Delta II rocket with it's NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft payload is seen shortly after the service structure was rolled back on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. NPP is the first NASA satellite mission to address the challenge of acquiring a wide range of land, ocean, and atmospheric measurements for Earth system science while simultaneously preparing to address operational requirements for weather forecasting. NPP is scheduled to launch early Friday morning. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D3S
Author	NASA/Bill Ingalls
Copyright holder	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Exposure time	1/2,000 sec (0.0005)
F Number	f/2.8
ISO speed rating	400
Date and time of data generation	18:13, 27 October 2011
Lens focal length	165 mm
User comments	(NASA/BILL INGALLS)
Source	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Credit/Provider	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Short title	NPP Delta II Rollback
City shown	Vandenberg Air Force Base
Horizontal resolution	240 dpi
Vertical resolution	240 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.5 (Macintosh)
File change date and time	23:34, 27 October 2011
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.3
Date and time of digitizing	18:13, 27 October 2011
APEX shutter speed	10.965784
APEX aperture	2.970854
APEX exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Cloudy weather
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	73
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	73
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Manual white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	165 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	Low gain up
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown
Serial number of camera	2010242
Lens used	70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
Date metadata was last modified	19:34, 27 October 2011
Rating (out of 5)	5
Special instructions	MANDATORY CREDIT: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Writer	bi
Original transmission location code	201110270002HQ
Copyright status	Copyright status not set
Contact information	http://www.nasa.gov NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW Washington, DC, 20546 USA 202-358-1900
Keywords	California Delta II NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) Vandenberg Air Force Base
Province or state shown	CA
Country shown	USA
Sublocation of city shown	SLC-2
IIM version	4

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