Abstract
Images taken from space are used for various purposes such as Earth observations and disaster monitoring. A new use for such images has emerged—personal amusement. Therefore, we consider whole-sky observations around a satellite using a microsatellite, Rapid International Scientific Experiment Satellite (RISESAT). However, extensive amount of equipment must be installed on microsatellites in a limited amount of space. Therefore, the equipment must be very small. We have developed a data-handling unit capable of processing the data received from more than one camera head, as well as from small camera heads with more than one viewpoint. In this way, we can reduce the number of camera heads installed on a microsatellite. We were therefore able to realize a camera system for a microsatellite installation. Satellite equipment must be able to withstand harsh conditions such as vibrations, high vacuum, and severe temperature changes. In this paper, we conducted environmental tests on the proposed system, and herein we report the development and evaluation results.
