Our Products

RocketCam Digital
Video System (DVS) Interfaces for up to 16 sensors
One to four simultaneous video
streams
Stored and event-driven sequencing
Various compression options
Various output data formats

High-definition cameras. To meet higher resolution imaging requirements, highdefinition
video cameras using 1 Megapixel+ sensors are employed. Tailored control and datatransport
electronics allow the user to manipulate frame rate, compression level and data
buffering to match available data throughput and downlink constraints.

RocketCam Analog
Video System (AVS) Designed for simplicity and
minimum footprint
Integrated camera, battery pack,
analog transmitter and control
circuitry
Various configuration options

High-speed cameras. High-speed video cameras are used to capture critical, short-lived events such
as rocket staging, fairing separation, payload separation, parachute deployments and other important
mechanical operations. Frames rates as high as 200 framessec are supported, with appropriate data
buffering and formatting.

Illuminators. When additional light is needed to capture the desired scene, LED illuminators are
integrated with the cameras above, or mounted separately off-axis from the camera FOV. LED technology
is rugged, power-efficient and easily scalable to provide a range of light intensities.

Sensor assemblies. When multiple sensors are required on a given platform, they can be integrated
together and co-boresighted or otherwise aligned with respect to each other. Common control and datahandling
electronics are employed to simplify operation of the sensor cluster.

Pod-mounted cameras. Externally-mounted NTSC and PAL color video cameras in pods or fairings
are used to image rockets during ascent, providing video of engine plumes and the receding Earth, along
with stage and fairing separation and spacecraft deployment events, while obtaining valuable
engineering confirmation of vehicle dynamics and status.

Stand-alone cameras. These miniature, ruggedized NTSC and PAL color video cameras image
dynamic events in harsh environments from onboard rockets, spacecraft and other remote platforms. This
internally-mounted model is used to obtain video of separations and deployments from the launch vehicle,
and to provide ongoing confirmation of spacecraft deployments and status from orbit. These cameras
perform well even with the Sun in the FOV, providing fast response to step changes in illumination.

LWIR cameras. Similar to the NTSC and PAL cameras above, miniature uncooled LWIR video cameras
capture key scenes and events in the 8 to 12 micron wavelength band. Such coverage is useful for
understanding thermal and radiometric data including plume phenomenology, separation events, chuff
tracks and other dynamic phenomena. These cameras can be mounted in simple brackets or inside
protective fairings.

GEOCam. To accommodate the rigors of the higher space-radiation environment of GEO orbits,
NTSC, PAL or high-definition cameras and their control electronics are integrated into a thicker aluminum
housing. This GEOCam system provides a digital video stream at variable frame rates and compression
levels to match just about any host platforms downlink bandwidth capability. The HD design includes
digital zoom and windowing capability.