NASA Nikon Serial Number Database

This page is a summary of film-era, mainly manual focus, Nikon equipment serial numbers used by NASA as part of the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Shuttle and early International Space Station missions. While the list currently only details lenses, I may be adding camera bodies and accessories over the next while.

Included are only lenses that have been verified to have authentic NASA SNs. It is important to note that the labeling affixed to some pieces by the person(s) decommissioning the gear, occasionally contained typographical and other errors. The data in this table did not include these labeling errors if they were found to be incorrect. This table also does not include any items believed to be used for administrative purposes only (ie owned by NASA, but not intended for use in the space program)

Links (where possible) are provided to images of the various pieces.

Please contact me with any errors or updates. Please include photographs where possible so accuracy can be verified

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Focal Length / Speed	Type	NASA Part Number	NASA SN	Nikon SN range	Scale	Rings	EVA holes	Notes
15/3.5	AI-S	SED33103429-301	1001		Feet & Metres	Metal	0	Scalloped Focus & Standard Aperture Ring Appears to have a slip on cap. As a result, was likely prototyped, but not used in space
16/2.8	AI-S	SED33103387-301	1002		Feet only	Metal	2 - Aperture 2 - Focus	Serrated Focus and Aperture Ring. Rabbit Ears in place Metal Threaded Front Lens Cap
16/2.8	AI-S	SED33103387-302	1005-1009		Feet only	Metal	2 - Aperture 2 - Focus	Serrated Focus and Aperture Ring. Many flown. Earliest found flown: STS-30 (1989) Latest found flown: STS-80 (1996) Rabbit Ears removed Metal Threaded Front Lens Cap
16/2.8	AF-D	SED33103387-303	5005	309610	Feet & Metres	Rubber	0	Factory Focus & Aperture Ring PN and SN are not engraved - Decal only Flown on STS-95 (1998) and STS-99 (2000)
20/2.8	AF	SED33104060-301	1021-1022 2001	218xxx - 248xxx	Feet & Metres	Rubber	0	Factory Focus & Aperture Ring PN and SN are not engraved - Decal only
28/2	AI-S	SED33101583-301	1002-1005 1007	576302 (SN 1002) 577645 (SN 1003) 575851 (SN 1004) 576636 (SN 1005) 578405 (SN 1007)	Feet & Metres	Grip Tape	0	Grip Tape for Focus & Factory Aperture Ring PN and SN hand painted
28/2	AI-S	SED33101583-302	1001 1014 1022-1026 1031	Earliest found: 576757 Latest found: 598510	Feet only	Metal	2 - Aperture 2 - Focus	Serrated Focus and Aperture Ring. EVA Version
28/2.8	AF	SED33104058-301	1001-1037 2001	309xxx - 331xxx	Feet & Metres	Rubber	0	Factory Focus & Aperture Ring PN and SN are not engraved - Decal only. Many flown. Earliest found flown: STS-58 (1993) Latest found flown: STS-91 (1998)
35/1.4	N C - Non AI	SEC33100938-301	1001? 1003 1005-1007 1012-1020	900001 900003 900005 - 900007 910001 - 910010	Feet only	Metal	0	Used for Skylab - possibly Apollo Scalloped Focus & Scalloped Aperture Ring Some engraving is blacked out on some models, others are white
35/1.4	N C - AI	SEC33100938-301	1002 1004 1008	900002 900004 900008	Feet only	Metal	0	Scalloped Focus & Standard Aperture Ring Some engraving is blacked out on some models, others are white
35/1.4	AI	SED33101579-301	1012		Feet only	Metal	0	Scalloped Focus & Standard Aperture Ring '12' in SN engraved but not painted white Rear element painted black Referred to as a 'Dummy'
35/1.4	AI	SED33101579-301	1009-1028		Feet only	Metal	0	Scalloped Focus & Standard Aperture Ring
35/1.4	AI	SED33101579-302	1002-1007		Feet only	Metal	2 - Aperture 2 - Focus	Serrated Focus and Aperture Ring. First 35/1.4 with EVA holes
35/1.4	AI-S	SED33101579-302	1037-1067		Feet only	Metal	2 - Aperture 2 - Focus	Serrated Focus and Aperture Ring. Many flown. Earliest found flown: STS-27 (1988) Latest found flown: STS-87 (1997)
35/1.4	AI-S	SED33101579-303	1036		Feet only	Metal	2 - Aperture 2 - Focus	Serrated Focus and Aperture Ring. Unsure of modification that required update to -303 Flight history: STS-35 (1990) & STS-103 (1999)
35/2	AF	SED33104061-301	1015
55/1.2	S - Non AI	SEB33100773-3	10		Feet only White Scale?	Metal	1 - Aperture 1 - Focus	Serrated Focus and Aperture Ring. Likely a Dummy
55/1.2	S - Non AI	SEB33100773-301?	?	8000001	Feet only Orange Scale	Metal	1 - Aperture 1 - Focus	Serrated Focus and Aperture Ring. Dummy - No aperture
55/1.2	S - Non AI	SEB33100773-301	? 1003 10112 ?	8000109 8000113 8000111 8000116	Feet only White Letters for 'Feet' Orange Scale	Metal	1 - Aperture 1 - Focus	Serrated Focus and Aperture Ring. Likely used in Apollo Missions.
55/1.2	S - Non AI	SEB33100773-301	A1002	8000110	Feet only White Letters for 'Feet' Orange Scale	Metal	1 - Aperture 1 - Focus	Serrated Focus and Aperture Ring. Likely used in Apollo Missions.
55/1.2	S - AI	SED33100009-301	1001-1014	800001 - 800014	Feet only Orange Scale	Metal	0	Standard Aperture Ring - Scalloped Focus Ring Likely used in Apollo Missions. SN 1006 confirmed used in Apollo 15
55/2	UV - Non AI	SEB33100774-301	1001-1016	10000012 - 1000041	No scale	Metal	1 - Mount?	Serrated Aperture Ring & Mount Ring. Does not appear to have a focus ring Likely used in Apollo Missions.
55/2.8 Micro	AI-S	SED33101581-301	1001-1024		Feet only	Metal	0	Scalloped Focus Ring - Standard Aperture Ring Many flown. Earliest found flown: STS-29 (1989) Latest found flown: STS-66 (1994)
85/1.8	AF	SED33104548-301	1001-1004	263418 - 271642	Feet & Metres	Rubber	0	Factory Focus & Aperture Ring PN and SN are not engraved - Decal only Many flown. Earliest found flown: STS-66 (1994) atest found flown: STS-9x
105/1.8	AI-S	SED33103312-301	1001-1003		Feet & Metres	Metal	0	Scalloped Focus Ring - Standard Aperture Ring
105/2.8 Micro	AI-S	SED33101582-302	1006-1014		Feet only	Metal	0	Scalloped Focus Ring - Standard Aperture Ring Black Focus tightener
105/4 Micro	AI	SED33101582-301	No SN		Feet only	Metal	0	Scalloped Focus Ring - Standard Aperture Ring Likely a promo piece only
105/4 Micro	AI	SED33101582-301	1001-1008		Feet only	Metal	0	Scalloped Focus Ring - Standard Aperture Ring
135/2	AI-S	SED33103313-301	1001-1003		Feet & Metres	Metal	0	Scalloped Focus Ring - Standard Aperture Ring
135/2.8	AI	SED33101580-301	1001-1015		Feet only	Metal	0	Scalloped Focus Ring - Standard Aperture Ring
180/2.8 ED	AI-S	SED33102501-301	1001-1003 ?		Feet & Metres	Rubber	0	Factory Focus & Aperture Ring PN and SN are not engraved - Decal only Have only seen one with NASA decal & serial (1003)
20cm/4	Q - Zeiss Contarex	1-55059-1		181413	Feet only	Metal	0	Serrated Aperture Ring - Scalloped Focus Ring Heavily threaded at front element. Solar Filter Flown on Gemini IV and used by Major Ed White
300/4.5	H - Non AI	SEC33100952-301	1002	431785	Feet & Metres	Metal	0	Serrated Aperture Ring - Scalloped Focus Ring Silver Tripod Collar Standard Factory Distance Scale PN and SN are not engraved - Decal only
300/4.5	H - Non AI	SEC33100952-302	1004-1007	463652 - 465712	Feet only See Notes	Metal	0	Serrated Aperture Ring - Scalloped Focus Ring Black Tripod Collar Precise distance scale with 1" increments below 18 feet PN and SN are engraved
500/8 Reflex	N	SED33102516-301			Feet & Metres	Metal	0	Looks to have Scalloped Focus Ring Black Tripod Collar PN and SN are engraved
1000/11 Reflex	K	SED33104885-302	1001-1002		Feet & Metres	Rubber	0	Factory Focus Ring & screw holes for levers (same as commercial version) Unlike the commercial version, there is no built in hood PN and SN are not engraved - Decal only

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Focal Length / Speed	Type	NASA Part Number	NASA SN	Nikon SN range	Scale	Rings	EVA holes	Notes
24-50/3.3-4.5	AF	SED33104495-301	1015 2001		Feet & Metres	Rubber	0
35-70/3.5	AI-S	SED33102540-301	1001-1020		Feet & Metres	Metal	0	Many flown Earliest found flown: STS-29 (1989) Latest found flown: STS-50 (1992)
50-300/4.5 ED	AI-S	SED33104534-301	1001	188996	Feet & Metres	Rubber	0	Standard Aperture and Focus rings PN and SN are not engraved - Decal only on collar