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RocketCam™ Videos

Please enjoy the most recent 10 RocketCam video clips here.   To see all clips, visit our dedicated "RocketCambyEcliptic" YouTube channel.

2012 Dec 14: GRAIL MoonKAM Final Video (Camera 3, Rear-Facing)

This is the final video sequence captured by the GRAIL-A ("Ebb") MoonKAM system a few days before the spacecraft impacted the Moon on a mountain near the lunar north pole on Dec 17. At the time this video was taken, both GRAIL spacecraft were about 6 miles (10 km) above the northern hemisphere of the Moon's far side, in the vicinity of the Jackson impact crater. This imagery was acquired as part of a final checkout of spacecraft equipment prior to its planned impact.

2012 Dec 14: GRAIL MoonKAM Final Video (Camera 2, Forward-Facing)

This is the final video sequence captured by the GRAIL-A ("Ebb") MoonKAM system a few days before the spacecraft impacted the Moon on a mountain near the lunar north pole on Dec 17. At the time this video was taken, both GRAIL spacecraft were about 6 miles (10 km) above the northern hemisphere of the Moon's far side, in the vicinity of the Jackson impact crater. This imagery was acquired as part of a final checkout of spacecraft equipment prior to its planned impact.

2012 Feb 24: MUOS-1 Launch on Atlas 5 -- First Stage Forward-looking RocketCam View

A forward-looking RocketCam view mounted on the Atlas 5 first stage captures the separation and departure of the Atlas 5's second stage (Centaur) as it inserts the MUOS-1 spacecraft into orbit.

2012 Feb 24: MUOS-1 Launch on Atlas 5 -- First Stage Aft-looking RocketCam View

An aft-looking RocketCam view captures the launch and ascent of the Atlas 5 rocket as it launches the MUOS-1 spacecraft toward orbit.

2012 Jan 17: First Video of Moon from GRAIL-A (Ebb)

After the GRAIL-A (Ebb) spacecraft settled into its highly elliptical initial lunar orbit at the end of 2011, preliminary checkout of its systems and payload instruments began while the orbit was lowered to the planned operational science orbit by a series of thruster burns. This video clip was the first one taken of the Moon by the onboard "MoonKAM" system -- consisting of four RocketCam color video cameras and control avionics. You can see the camera's autogain function activating as more of the Moon comes into view, resulting in a stunning image. (This video plays much faster than real-time.)

2011 Nov 26: Atlas 5 Launch of MSL -- MSL Separation

Forward-looking RocketCam view from the Atlas 5 second stage (Centaur stage) showing spin-up in roll of the entire stack and of MSL separating and starting its 9-month trip to Mars.

2011 Nov 26: Atlas 5 Launch of MSL -- Staging

Forward-looking RocketCam view from the first stage of the Atlas 5 showing the second stage (Centaur stage) separating from the first stage and starting its long burn to accelerate MSL on an Earth-escape trajectory to Mars.

2011 Nov 26: Atals 5 Launch of MSL -- Fairing Sep

Forward-looking RocketCam view from Atlas 5 first stage during its ascent to space of the main payload fairing separating. The fairing is on the second stage (Centaur stage) of the launch system.

2011 Sep 10: Deployment of GRAIL-B Spacecraft from Delta II

Forward-looking RocketCam view of the GRAIL-B spacecraft as it leaves the Delta II upper stage, starting its trip to the Moon. Note that the already-deployed GRAIL-A spacecraft is in the field of view, off in the distance.

2011 Sep 10: Deployment of GRAIL-A Spacecraft from Delta II

Forward-looking RocketCam view of the GRAIL-A spacecraft as it leaves the Delta II upper stage, starting its trip to the Moon.