An '''optical bar camera''' is a type of long-focal-length panoramic camera used for panoramic images; e.g., for high-altitude or satellite reconnaissance.

==Itek KA-80== Itek KA-80/A developed for the Teledyne Ryan AQM-91 Firefly,<ref name="Sweetman, 2015" /> then also used in A-12, Lockheed U-2 and SR-71<ref name=Day2009/> reconnaissance aircraft.

==Apollo Panoramic Camera== Itek KA-80A derivative with 24-inch focal length used in Apollo program to map parts of the moon.<ref name=Day2009>[http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1380/1 Making lemons into lemonade. Day. 2009]</ref><ref name=Nasa-Itek /> Used on Apollo 15–17.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4VhEUToKYgsC&dq=ka-80+optical+bar+camera&pg=PA17 Robert Shannon and Roland Shack: Legends in Applied Optics.]</ref>

==Perkin-Elmer KH-9 OBC== See [http://ambivalentengineer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/optical-bar-cameras.html Optical Bar Cameras]

== See also == * DB-110

==References== <references>

<ref name="Sweetman, 2015" >{{Cite web |url=http://aviationweek.com/blog/stealth-80000ft-375-million-copy-did-we-say-was-1970 |title=Stealth. 80,000ft. $375 Million A Copy. Did We Say This Was In 1970? |website=Aviation Week |author=Bill Sweetman |date=May 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913204900/http://aviationweek.com/blog/stealth-80000ft-375-million-copy-did-we-say-was-1970 |archive-date=2015-09-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=Nasa-Itek >{{Cite web |url=https://history.nasa.gov/afj/simbaycam/itek-pan-camera.htm |title=The ITEK Panoramic Camera |publisher=NASA |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119092652/https://history.nasa.gov/afj/simbaycam/itek-pan-camera.htm |archivedate=2009-01-19 }}</ref>

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==External links== *{{Cite web |url=http://ambivalentengineer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/optical-bar-cameras.html |title=Optical Bar Cameras - Characteristics and diagrams |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703070603/https://ambivalentengineer.blogspot.com/2013/04/optical-bar-cameras.html |archive-date=2014-07-03 }}

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Category:Panoramic cameras