REAL LIFE NEWS: COMMERCIAL FIRM PRODUCES FULL-COLOUR SATELLITE VIDEOS OF THE EARTH
by Hazed
A British spacecraft is the first commercial satellite to make short video clips in high-definition and full colour and deliver them to Earth regularly. The short videos have a resolution of one metre, so the movement of vehicles can be easily seen.
Carbonite-2 was launched in January, intended to be the first in a network of spacecraft to be launched in the years ahead. It was built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and the network will be operated by analytics firm Earth-i.
To mark the end of the satellite’s commissioning phase, SSTL has released a number of videos that have been prepared with Earth-i. These include views of Dubai Airport, Buenos Aires, Puerto Antofagasta, Rio de Janeiro, Diego Garcia and Mumbai Airport.
You can watch some of the videos at the source link.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43775440
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