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Record 1 1997-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

A modified vidicon television camera tube, in which the output signal is derived from the depleted electron beam, reflected from the tube target. The RBV can be considered as a cross between a vidicon and an orthicon. RBV's provide highest resolution TV imagery, and are used in the ERTS (LANDSAT) series.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
CONT

Les satellites Landsat ont à leur bord trois principaux systèmes d'observation : un vidicon à retour de faisceau, un balayeur multispectral et un système de collecte de données.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medidas de distancia (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Equipo de exploración espacial
  • Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
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