Ascent Imaging and Flight Vehicle Documentation
MARS customers receive highest possible resolution spatial, spectroscopic, and thermal infrared imaging of their vehicles. MARS deliverables include documentation of booster and engine performance from liftoff to Main Engine Cutoff (MECO), second stage ignition characterization, and images of on-orbit operations.
On left: Ares 1-X Ascent from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Range 40 km. On right: Atlas V launch from Vandenberg AFB.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Infrared Plume Characteristics - 10 Nanosecond Exposure.