Cast Glance is a gyrostabilized optical instrument used by theUnited States Navy andUnited States Air Force. It is an airborne system that is used byAir Test and Evaluation Squadron 30 (VX-30) on board theLockheed NP-3D variant of theP-3 Orion. The system consists of a moving gyro-stabilised mirror with fixed optics, two fixed cameras and five sensors. The cameras look out of the starboard side of the aircraft. The system isphotometric and enables the simultaneous recording of theelectro-optical to theinfrared spectrum and medium waveIR.[1]
The system provides photographic coverage of air-to-air, air-to-surface or surface-to-air test operations. Cast Glance was also used to support theSpace Shuttle program.[2]
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