The private firm, with offices in the U.S., the U.K., and Lithuania, says it’s “the first ever 4K resolution full satellite selfie in space with an immersive view of Earth.” The smallsat, along with two other NanoAvionics-built satellite buses, launched to space in April aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
In addition to stripping the camera down to its “bare bones,” engineers “fabricated a custom housing for the electronics, made a custom ‘selfie stick’ and developed camera control electronics and special software to communicate with the satellite systems,” the company explained.
The company said it’s using the GoPro to test and verify satellite operations, and to also test its new PC 2.0 payload controller running Linux.
Colorado-based Maxar Technologies boasts a satellite constellation with similar capabilities