· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements >> Vendor and Group Announcements Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 btschumy Vendor - Southern Stars Reged: 04/13/04 Loc: Longmont, CO, USA SkyCube: The First Satellite Launched by You!       #5328179 - 07/21/12 12:19 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   With your help, Southern Stars, makers of SkySafari and SkyFi, is planning to launch a nano-satellite called SkyCube early next year aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Read about the project here: http://www.southernstars.com/skycube/index.html The success of this project depends upon a grassroots effort for contributions. Please spread the word. Our KickStarter page for funding may be found here: http://www.skycube.org Thanks. Post Extras:       tigerroach Pooh-Bah Reged: 08/13/08 Loc: Houston, TX USA Re: SkyCube: The First Satellite Launched by You! [Re: btschumy]       #5331130 - 07/23/12 11:07 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm kind of stoked about this. I'm not sure what I will tweet from space, but I'll be all over the downloading photos feature. Post Extras:       A. Viegas sage Reged: 03/05/12 Loc: New York City/ CT Re: SkyCube: The First Satellite Launched by You! [Re: btschumy]       #5332244 - 07/23/12 10:31 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   hi Bill, I signed up already too! What resolution will the pics have? How will they compare to,Google Maps best resolution? Al Post Extras:       btschumy Vendor - Southern Stars Reged: 04/13/04 Loc: Longmont, CO, USA Re: SkyCube: The First Satellite Launched by You! [Re: A. Viegas]       #5332769 - 07/24/12 09:39 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Al, Thanks for signing up and helping out. This is from the FAQ at the bottom of the KickStarter page. "The maximum camera resolution is 640x480, i.e. VGA. That's less than what people are accustomed to these days, but we're really limited by bandwidth: we can only transmit images down to Earth during the brief (~5 minute) intervals when SkyCube is passing over one of our ground stations. And the radio on board gives us at best a data rate of 57.6 Kbps. That's not exactly broadband internet speeds, but it is certainly much faster the 9600 baud typical of most CubeSat radios. We figured it would be better to radio a selection of multiple VGA-res images down on each pass, rather than a piece of a single HD image." Post Extras:       Trombone scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 07/11/05 Loc: Canadian west (and north!) Re: SkyCube: The First Satellite Launched by You! [Re: btschumy]       #5333725 - 07/24/12 07:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You have a pledge from me! Great idea. Post Extras:       Doug Reilly professor emeritus Reged: 07/29/08 Re: SkyCube: The First Satellite Launched by You! [Re: Trombone]       #5345600 - 07/31/12 04:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Super cool idea. I'm going to support, and also blog about it! Post Extras:       btschumy Vendor - Southern Stars Reged: 04/13/04 Loc: Longmont, CO, USA Re: SkyCube: The First Satellite Launched by You! [Re: Doug Reilly]       #5345877 - 07/31/12 07:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Doug. We are making good progress towards the $82K we need to raise to send this baby up. Please continue to spread the word. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 3 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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