The Nikon D5 in orbit

Overview

The Nikon D5 was flown by NASA astronauts across 26 identified missions from 2016–2026, contributing 11,917 identifiable frames to the public astronaut photography archive. Traced by manufacturer serial number, at least 53 physical bodies have been identified in the public archive. The Nikon D5 is a 20.8 MP full-frame CMOS released by Nikon in January 2016.

Body S/N 3502363 (NASA SN 3502363) is the most heavily documented in the archive, contributing 3,081 identifiable frames across 5 missions including ISS055, ISS053, ISS054. The other 52 identified bodies appear in more targeted mission windows, detailed below.

The Nikon D5 bodies were used with a range of lenses in orbit — the most-used include the AF Nikkor 28mm f/1.4D, 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8, and Unidentified Nikon lens. The full lens roster appears in the sidebar.

Bodies identified

Each identifiable body of the Nikon D5 that appears in NASA's public astronaut photography archive, sorted by frame count.

• 3502363NASA SN 3502363
  3,081 photos · 5 missions
• 3502400NASA SN 3502400
  2,182 photos · 9 missions
• 3502364NASA SN 3502364
  644 photos · 6 missions
• 3502401NASA SN 3502401
  635 photos · 6 missions
• 3502396NASA SN 3502396
  540 photos · 5 missions
• 3502398NASA SN 3502398
  500 photos · 11 missions
• 3502527
  334 photos · 7 missions
• 3502610
  259 photos · 6 missions
• 3502362NASA SN 3502362
  249 photos · 11 missions
• 3502402NASA SN 3502402
  221 photos · 13 missions
• 3502423
  221 photos · 8 missions
• 3502384NASA SN 3502384
  200 photos · 6 missions
• 3502413
  189 photos · 3 missions
• 3502549
  174 photos · 7 missions
• 3502516
  154 photos · 7 missions
• 3502607
  151 photos · 7 missions
• 3502421
  132 photos · 7 missions
• 3502520
  120 photos · 3 missions
• 3502541
  117 photos · 6 missions
• 6500781
  116 photos · 9 missions
• 3502439
  114 photos · 3 missions
• 3503270
  112 photos · 4 missions
• 3502608
  109 photos · 5 missions
• 3502461
  104 photos · 7 missions
• 3502524
  95 photos · 6 missions
• 3502513
  94 photos · 7 missions
• 3502550
  93 photos · 5 missions
• 3503281
  90 photos · 4 missions
• 3502532
  88 photos · 7 missions
• 3502631
  83 photos · 3 missions
• 3502444
  79 photos · 6 missions
• 3502445
  78 photos · 9 missions
• 3500015
  77 photos · 1 missions
• 3502403
  67 photos · 8 missions
• 6500792
  60 photos · 8 missions
• 3502508
  52 photos · 6 missions
• 3502538
  47 photos · 4 missions
• 3502531
  39 photos · 5 missions
• 3502448
  34 photos · 1 missions
• 3503283
  32 photos · 3 missions
• 3500017
  32 photos · 1 missions
• 6014565
  27 photos · 3 missions
• 3502537
  22 photos · 3 missions
• 3502333NASA SN 3502333
  14 photos · 5 missions
• 6501554
  12 photos · 4 missions
• 3502487
  8 photos · 1 missions
• 6014309
  7 photos · 3 missions
• 3503248
  7 photos · 2 missions
• 3502438
  6 photos · 2 missions
• 3502515
  6 photos · 2 missions
• 3503207
  4 photos · 1 missions
• 6014310
  4 photos · 1 missions
• 3503459
  2 photos · 1 missions