Author Topic: IR takeoff images? (Read 2781 times)

speedevil · « **on:** 02/21/2018 12:26 am »

Is anyone aware of any thermal images or video released during launch?
Due to problems with zoom, this would very much be at, or shortly after launch only.
Would be interesting to see how the temperatures change at launch, and perhaps see some through the plumes.

vaporcobra · « **Reply #1 on:** 02/21/2018 01:38 am »

Quote from: speedevil on 02/21/2018 12:26 am

Is anyone aware of any thermal images or video released during launch?
Due to problems with zoom, this would very much be at, or shortly after launch only.
Would be interesting to see how the temperatures change at launch, and perhaps see some through the plumes.

It was done pretty regularly in the latter end of the Shuttle program. I don't have links, but the official launch recaps by NASA Johnson almost always featured some snippets of IR footage at takeoff

catdlr · « **Reply #2 on:** 02/21/2018 04:05 am »

Quote from: vaporcobra on 02/21/2018 01:38 am

Quote from: speedevil on 02/21/2018 12:26 am
Is anyone aware of any thermal images or video released during launch?
Due to problems with zoom, this would very much be at, or shortly after launch only.
Would be interesting to see how the temperatures change at launch, and perhaps see some through the plumes.

It was done pretty regularly in the latter end of the Shuttle program. I don't have links, but the official launch recaps by NASA Johnson almost always featured some snippets of IR footage at takeoff

Check also ULA launches from VAFB as the AF has a great IR camera views for their launches.

An old Example:

Flying Beaver · « **Reply #3 on:** 02/21/2018 04:32 am »

Iridium-1 webcast had a IR tracking shot of the F9 from T+45 to 2:11.

catdlr · « **Reply #4 on:** 02/21/2018 05:00 am »

This is my all-time favorite:

[CRS-4] NASA Thermal Infrared Cameras Capture SpaceX Falcon 9 First Stage Re-entry

speedevil · « **Reply #5 on:** 02/21/2018 10:52 am »

Awesome posts. I was wondering, given the 'inexpensive' nature of modern IR cameras (compared to history) at the consumer level, as if you could get them to the press area, they'd be interesting.

Unfortunately, inexpensive is very much in quotes as of yet, and ones with any pretence of zoom even more so.

ugordan · « **Reply #6 on:** 02/21/2018 11:26 am »

ugordan · « **Reply #7 on:** 02/21/2018 11:27 am »

speedevil · « **Reply #8 on:** 02/21/2018 11:53 am »

Quote from: ugordan on 02/21/2018 11:26 am

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The second video is interesting - showing the top of the stage is no more than 50C or so - a comparable temperature to the sunlit buildings (I assume) on landing.