The Aerospace Corp.’s Infrared-Camera Cubesat Spots Rocket Launches

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The Rogue cubesats are small enough to be held in your hand.
Credit: The Aerospace Corp.
In what it says is a first, The Aerospace Corp. has demonstrated a three-unit cubesat's ability to spot and track several rocket launches using an uncooled infrared camera purchased off the shelf from a commercial manufacturer. New satellite constellations envisioned Algorithms boost small satellite...

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