Jena-Optronik Gmbh

Steffen Kirschstein

Florian Kolb

Richard Wuerl

Dirk Kraemer

Richard Würl

Holger Fritsch

Burkart Voß

Uwe Dr Schmidt

Dirk Krämer

A camera (), in particular in a space vehicle, having a housing () which contains at least one optically sensitive exposure surface (), and a base lens (), having a first fixed focal length, connected thereto in each case, and which projects on the at least one exposure surface () and which is situated on a first optical axis () for the exposure surface (). To provide the camera with various fields of view, in particular for the approach of two satellites toward one another over large distances, at least two afocal supplementary lenses () which are each parallel with respect to their optical axes () and spaced at a distance from the first optical axis () are situated in the housing (), whose optical paths are alternately coupleable with the aid of a pivotable prism (), to form further fixed focal lengths in an optical path of the base lens ().

Camera with pivotable prism

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Zoellnitz, Germany

Steffen Kirschstein