Overview
The Nikon D800E was flown by NASA astronauts across 18 identified missions, in NASA service 2014–2021, contributing 4,648 identifiable frames to the public astronaut photography archive. Traced by manufacturer serial number, at least 2 physical bodies have been identified in the public archive. The Nikon D800E was released by Nikon in June 2012.
Body S/N 6015749 is the most heavily documented in the archive, contributing 4,062 identifiable frames across 15 missions including ISS045, ISS042, ISS040. The other 1 identified body appears in more targeted mission windows, detailed below.
The Nikon D800E bodies were used with a range of lenses in orbit — the most-used include the 28.0 mm f/1.4, 600.0 mm f/4.0, and 24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0. The full lens roster appears in the sidebar.
Exemplar photographs
Additional representative frames captured by the Nikon D800E bodies in orbit. Full resolution is available at the linked NASA archives.
View of Earth and Canada Arm from the ISS
View of Earth and Soyuz module from the ISS
View of Earth and Soyuz module at night from the ISS
View of Earth and Soyuz module from the ISS
View of Earth and Soyuz module at night from the ISS
View of Earth at night from the ISS
View of Earth and Soyuz module at night from the ISS
View of Earth from the Cupola on the ISS
Hurrican photographed from the ISS
Commercial availability
Nikon D800E on the used market
The bodies documented in this registry are the specific units NASA sent to orbit. The commercial market carries the same Nikon D800E model at accessible prices for collectors, photographers, and researchers. Listings shown are the same model, not the specific bodies flown.
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Bodies identified
Each identifiable body of the Nikon D800E that appears in NASA's public astronaut photography archive, sorted by frame count.