Building Earth Observation Cameras

180 Building Earth Observation Cameras

Power distribution system: Provides the power to the payload as received

from the satellite when the camera is operated without an onboard power

package.

These are embedded microcontroller based systems, using FPGA for digi-

tal logic blocks. All the above systems are controlled by a computer to carry

out various types of tests. The computer processes the raw data, displays the

results, records the data, and logs the payload operations. The parameters of

the payload that are evaluated during the payload testing include SNR, SWR,

BBR, LTC, and radiometric calibration.

Once the camera has successfully underg ...