A Cinespectrograph for Reentry Measurements

Bernard D. Plakun, William C. Schupp

The cinespectrograph records a reentry event as a consecutive series of spectrographic records. Wavelength and time resolution, wavelength coverage and running time are the principal performance factors. Frame rates of from 10 to 30 frames/sec and a capacity of 1800 frames are considered adequate for reentry observations. Spectral performance is affected by target size and the accuracy of target tracking.

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Published
1965-01
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J08314