A tiny satellite showed it can take high-res pics from space
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Summary
Tokyo-based start-up ArkEdge Space has claimed it has captured the highest-quality images of Earth taken by a small CubeSat satellite, called ONGLAISAT.
The images were taken at a distance of 410km above the Earth’s surface and show a level of detail similar to aerial photography.
The company’s CubeSat, which is about the size of a desktop computer, has a TASA-developed Korsch off-axis optical system, a CMOS TDI (Time Delay and Integration) image sensor, and image compression hardware.
Its mission was to demonstrate the optical system in orbit, test a University of Tokyo co-developed altitude control system, and validate the TDI and image processing, all of which were successful.
The satellite was deployed from the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” on December 10, 2022.