This paper discusses a recently introduced electro-optical (E-O) step frame camera. The camera is designed for visible- spectrum, medium-altitude, wide-area coverage, military tactical reconnaissance. The paper reviews the tactical reconnaissance requirements for modern E-O cameras mandated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Airborne REconnaissance Office. Also, camera specifications and major hardware elements are given, followed by camera operational modes and performance. Finally, the paper presents the results of recent demonstration flights, including equipment configuration, flight parameters and resulting imagery.


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    Title :

    Flight demonstration of the CA-261 step frame camera


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Airborne Reconnaissance XXI ; 1997 ; San Diego,CA,United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1997-11-21





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English