![]() When the ISS passes over an area of the Earth that is currently in night time, it will not be possible to see the video images (the screen will be black) and likewise when there is a loss of signal, and the screen will be replaced with a grey colour slate. In a single orbit, it will pass over the north and south hemispheres into 60 minutes of daylight and 30 minutes of night. It takes 90 minutes for the ISS to orbit the Earth just once. The ISS is in low Earth orbit at an altitude about 433km away from the Earth. High school students in the US helped to design some of the video components of the HDEV as part of the High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) programme and student teams are helping to operate the experiment. The live stream is available 24 hours a day to the public and aims to test how the space environment affects video equipment and video quality, which will be helpful when planning for future missions. The High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment consists of four commercially available HD cameras in special pressurised and temperature controlled housing that have been mounted on the External Payload Facility of the European Space Agency's Columbus module. ![]() Have you always wanted to see what the Earth looks like from space but don't fancy doing the same trip Sandra Bullock did in the film Gravity? Well now you can, by tuning into a live HD video feed from the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). Starting in mid-2012, video data of the Earth collected by our cameras will be down-linked to ground stations around the planet and then displayed in near real time on the UrtheCast web platform or distributed directly to our exclusive partners and customers.Live video feed of the High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment from the International Space Station Nasa Working in an exclusive relationship with world-famous Russian Aerospace giant RSC Energia, UrtheCast is building, launching, installing, and operating two cameras on the Russian module of the International Space Station. UrtheCast (pronounced "EarthCast") is a company created around a unique vision: to provide the world's first ever, live HD video feed of Earth from space. Credit: STFC Further Information About UrtheCast Notes to editors Images Image 1: The flight model of the medium resolution camera, RAL Cam 3 to be installed on the International Space Station. This exciting international project will give people the opportunity to see Earth from an astronaut's perspective, and I'm delighted that British scientists and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory are playing such pivotal roles in developing this groundbreaking technology." It will provide a new and intriguing connection between space and the rest of the world."Ĭommenting on the project, David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science said: "The UK has real strengths and expertise in space technology, as well as leading-edge research facilities. Professor Richard Holdaway, Director of RAL Space said: "Here at RAL Space we are both delighted and excited to be involved in this International project that is at the cutting edge of technology. At the same time, showing people how close we are all connected and responsible for earth, is obviously something that we continually need to be reminded about". We feel that the ability to show people what earth looks like from space, in a near-real time environment, will provide for a significant educational opportunity. ![]() President of UrtheCast, Scott Larson said "UrtheCast is excited to be working with RAL Space on this project. The data and imagery collected from the cameras will be down-linked to ground stations around the world and then displayed in near real time on the UrtheCast web platform. ![]() The two cameras, one medium resolution and one high resolution, will be designed, built and tested by STFC's RAL Space, at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. ![]() The web platform also gives users the capability to constantly track the location of the ISS anticipating the exact time when it will pass over a particular geographic location.Ĭanadian company UrtheCast (pronounced 'Earth cast') will supply video data and imagery of Earth, collected by two high definition cameras on the Russian module of the ISS. It will be possible to zoom in and out, virtually steer the camera from side to side, rewind and fast forward as they investigate areas of interest on Earth. This will give users the unique opportunity to see man-made objects and groups of people and to search for videos of particular locations. The high resolution camera will offer a video image with a resolution that is comparable to much of Google Earth. The flight model of the medium resolution camera, RAL Cam 3, to be installed on the International Space Station ![]()
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