Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation

United States

RocketCam DigitalVideo System (DVS) Interfaces for up to 16 sensorsOne to four simultaneous videostreamsStored and event-driven sequencingVarious compression optionsVarious output data formats

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

RocketCam AnalogVideo System (AVS) Designed for simplicity andminimum footprintIntegrated camera, battery pack, analog transmitter and controlcircuitryVarious configuration options

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

Illuminators. When additional light is needed to capture the desired scene, LED illuminators areintegrated with the cameras above, or mounted separately off-axis from the camera FOV. LED technologyis 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 integratedtogether and co-boresighted or otherwise aligned with respect to each other. Common control and datahandlingelectronics are employed to simplify operation of the sensor cluster.

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

Stand-alone cameras. These miniature, ruggedized NTSC and PAL color video cameras imagedynamic events in harsh environments from onboard rockets, spacecraft and other remote platforms. Thisinternally-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 camerasperform 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 camerascapture key scenes and events in the 8 to 12 micron wavelength band. Such coverage is useful forunderstanding thermal and radiometric data including plume phenomenology, separation events, chufftracks and other dynamic phenomena. These cameras can be mounted in simple brackets or insideprotective 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 aluminumhousing. This GEOCam system provides a digital video stream at variable frame rates and compressionlevels to match just about any host platforms downlink bandwidth capability. The HD design includesdigital zoom and windowing capability.