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Aerospace Cameras

IMPERX cameras have been the choice in thousands of aerospace applications including, Delta IV and Delta V rocket launch vehicles. Our cameras are built and tested to ensure that each unit withstands the environment of spaceflight, including challenges like harsh vibrations, extreme temperature variations, radiation and vacuum pressure.

The Aerospace Industry is an ideal match for the Imperx camera portfolio. Imperx is a proud MADE IN THE USA manufacturer and supports the Aerospace Industry through the offering of our reliable, tough and competitively priced Aerospace imaging camera models. By adhering to strict quality protocols, Imperx’s rugged Aerospace imaging products are made to last and meet the demand our worldwide customers have come to rely on.

We have supplied NASA with high-quality imaging cameras designed for position sensing, mapping landforms, and optical analysis. IMPERX camera lines provide exceptional video image quality with Imperx proprietary processing in a wide range of environments and conditions.

All Imperx Aerospace cameras use industrial grade components assuring dependable use with an extended temperature range of -40˚C to +85˚C and shock/vibration performance of >1000G/100G. The Imperx design is a MIL SPEC 810F product and has a certification of MTBF of > 660,000 hours @ 40˚C (Telcordia SR-332). The extremely low power and small design is effective in small spaces.

JUST TO NAME A FEW……..

The Beresheet spacecraft captured the first maneuver around the moon (Image credit: SpaceIL/IAI)
Israel's 1st Trip to the Moon

SpaceIL's lunar lander, Beresheet, launched from Cape Canaveral on a used SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 21, 2019, along with an Indonesian communications satellite and a U.S. Air Force satellite. Over nearly two months, the craft maneuvered into successively longer loops around the planet until reached the moon. Beresheet carried a time capsule of digital records and an instrument to study the moon's magnetic field. Although the spacecraft failed to touch down safely, it was the first attempted moon landing for Israel and the first for a privately funded organization from anywhere. Using Imperx cameras,  high resolution images were captured throughout the entire journey.

Artemis I

Artemis I is the first integrated test of NASA’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the ground systems at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. Imperx cameras are used on the exterior core of the rocket to ensure proper monitoring of the rocket, the four RS-25 engines and 1st stage separation. The Imperx cameras are also used to monitor and measure the engine plume uniformity.
View of outside of rocket and plume upon takeoff, using Imperx cameras
This view of the Sierra Nevada mountain range was captured by an Imperx camera on-board SpaceShipTwo. Credit: Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic's second SpaceShipTwo, the VSS Unity, performed its first rocket-powered test flight over California's Mojave Desert on April 5, 2018. Using Imperx ruggedized cameras, a vast array of remarkable images were taken during flight.

Delta Heavy IV and IV Heavy

The Delta IV Heavy is the world’s most capable rocket delivering our nation’s most critical national security and science missions for the National Reconnaissance O¬ice, the U.S. Air Force and NASA.

Imperx cameras have been used the Delta IV and IV Heavy Missions for 15+ years and continue to play an integral part of ULA’s mission success.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-6 satellite for the U.S. Air Force lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on May 16, 2014. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance
Israel's 1st Trip to the Moon

SpaceIL's lunar lander, Beresheet, launched from Cape Canaveral on a used SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 21, 2019, along with an Indonesian communications satellite and a U.S. Air Force satellite. Over nearly two months, the craft maneuvered into successively longer loops around the planet until reached the moon. Beresheet carried a time capsule of digital records and an instrument to study the moon's magnetic field. Although the spacecraft failed to touch down safely, it was the first attempted moon landing for Israel and the first for a privately funded organization from anywhere. Using Imperx cameras,  high resolution images were captured throughout the entire journey.

The Beresheet spacecraft captured the first maneuver around the moon (Image credit: SpaceIL/IAI)

Artemis I

Artemis I is the first integrated test of NASA’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the ground systems at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration. Imperx cameras are used on the exterior core of the rocket to ensure proper monitoring of the rocket, the four RS-25 engines and 1st stage separation. The Imperx cameras are also used to monitor and measure the engine plume uniformity.
View of outside of rocket and plume upon takeoff, using Imperx cameras
Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic's second SpaceShipTwo, the VSS Unity, performed its first rocket-powered test flight over California's Mojave Desert on April 5, 2018. Using Imperx ruggedized cameras, a vast array of remarkable images were taken during flight.
This view of the Sierra Nevada mountain range was captured by an Imperx camera on-board SpaceShipTwo. Credit: Virgin Galactic
Delta Heavy IV and IV Heavy
The Delta IV Heavy is the world’s most capable rocket delivering our nation’s most critical national security and science missions for the National Reconnaissance O¬ice, the U.S. Air Force and NASA.

Imperx cameras have been used the Delta IV and IV Heavy Missions for 15+ years and continue to play an integral part of ULA’s mission success.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the Global Positioning System
(GPS) IIF-6 satellite for the U.S. Air Force lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on May 16, 2014. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance

IMPERX'S industrial-grade cameras are built to withstand harsh environments and can operate at wide temperature ranges.

They are also designed to provide consistent and reliable performance, allowing for precise inspection and measurement of critical elements during aerospace flight.

In addition, IMPERX’s cameras feature advanced image processing algorithms to reduce image noise and improve image quality, allowing for more efficient and accurate data analysis.

These cameras are also equipped with interface options for seamless integration with aerospace systems, making them the ideal choice for aerospace applications.

We offer aerospace cameras and system solutions that meet the necessary certification requirements for aviation standards and can be tailored to suit particular applications.

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