Photo #: STS087-724-43 Date: Nov. 1997Geographic Region: MALAYSIA
Feature: BINTULU
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Photo #: STS087-724-43 Date: Nov. 1997 Geographic Region: MALAYSIA Feature: BINTULU |
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| STS087-724-043 Bintulu, Malaysia November 1997 Located on the central west coast of Malaysia on the island of Borneo, the growing industrial city of Bintulu can be seen in this near-nadir view. The city is situated on the coast at the mouths of the Sebiew and Kemena Rivers. The region is hot and rainy all year long. Large reserves of oil and gas were discovered offshore of Bintulu in the 1960's. This discovery has brought an influx of heavy industries. Bintulu has one of the most modern and efficient multipurpose ports in Southeast Asia. The timber industry is also a major economic factor for the city. Forest clearing is discernible scattered throughout the lower half of the image. The South China Sea covers the upper portion of the image. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 354k |
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| Mission: | STS087 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 724 - 43 |
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| Geographical Name: | MALAYSIA |
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| Features: | BINTULU |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 3.0N x 113.0E |
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| Film Exposure: | N | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
| Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 30 |
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| Camera:: | HB |
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| Camera Tilt: | 11 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 100 |
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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?: | Y | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
| Orbit Number: | 168 |
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| Date: | 19971130 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 063344 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 3.5N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 112.9E |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 231 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 151 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 48 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | COAST, PLAIN |
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| Water Views: | RIVER, SEDIMENT |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | URBAN AREA, HARBOR, AGRICULTURE |
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| City Views: | BINTULU |
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