[amsat-bb] Re: Expanding Radio AMSAT's to include telescope.

[Luc Leblanc]

On 17 Aug 2010 at 20:24, Keith Sloan wrote:

Date sent:      	Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:24:02 +0100
From:           	Keith Sloan <keith at sloan-home.co.uk>
Subject:        	[amsat-bb]  Expanding Radio AMSAT's to include telescope.
To:             	amsat-bb at amsat.org

> Is there any reason why a future Amatuer Radio Satellite could not 
> include a small telescope and CCD imaging.
> Would seem to me to be more productive and useful than just exchanging 
> contact details. After all there are
> Weather Satellites.
> 
Satellite spin and thumbling for some with a 10 minutes effective pass make's pictures collecting in real time hard to download at 1200 and 
even at 9600 bauds.

ISS was sending SSTV pictures at a rate of 3 or 4 per pass and it was still pictures with a very good quality no spinning or thumbling and 
camera was always pointed at the same point as iss is stabilized on 3 axis

An HEO or MEO satelite will be more suitable for this task but the next HEO launch seems not to be for tomorrow.



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