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The CCD 595 is a 9216 x 9216 active element solid state charge coupled device (CCD) full frame sensor. The CCD is intended for advanced scientific, space, and aerial reconnaissance applications. The CCD 595 is organized as an array of 9216 horizontal by 9216 vertical imaging elements. The pixel pitch is 8.75µm with a 100% fill factor. Three-phase clocking is employed in the imaging area with two-phase clocking in the serial readout registers. Image readout is performed via four serial registers containing 19 isolation rows between imaging and readout sections. The imaging array can be clocked unidirectional (4-output configuration) or bi-directional (8-output configuration). The imaging area segments are split in mid-array for the latter configuration.