In my last aside, I noted it was interesting the Hubble telescope was using a low earth orbit (LEO) to conduct its mission, considering some of the challenges inherent in such a low orbit. So let’s start with the first challenge. A low earth orbiting (LEO) satellite is going around the Earth really quickly. There […]
Read More Why space matters: Imaging satellite operations, part 6So this was just put out there: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/hubble-telescope-finds-source-cosmic-stream-near-milky-way-6C10911426 And yup, you read that right: the Hubble is a low earth orbiting (LEO) satellite, just like the others that Digitalglobe and RapidEye use–except the payload, the camera and telescope, points outwards. Don’t get me wrong–if the Hubble hadn’t been that low to the Earth, the space […]
Read More …and this was from a LEO satellite…Concerning the activities, business, and outcomes of the space sector (and more).
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