Ballistic Camera
ballistic camera
[bə′lis·tik ‚kam·rə] (optics)
A ground-based camera using multiple exposures on the same plate to record the trajectory of a rocket.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Ballistic Camera
a camera on an azimuthal support for photographing flying projectiles and missiles for the purpose of studying their trajectories. It is also used to photograph artificial earth satellites against the background of a starry sky. The term “ballistic camera” is sometimes also applied to cameras designed especially for observations of satellites.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.