ISS Science for Everyone
SCIENCE OBJECTIVES FOR EVERYONE
Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency - Activation and Test Downlink of HDTV System (JAXA-HDTV) uses a high definition video (HDV) camcorder to capture high definition (HD) images. The HD images are transmitted to ground teams using the Ku-Band on ISS.
Experiment Description
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
- High Definition images of activities onboard the International Space Station are downlinked real-time to the ground teams using the Ku-Band.
- The availability of high quality images along with real-time data gives investigators an opportunity to observe their experiments in a way that might lead to a higher data yield.
DESCRIPTION
JAXA-HDTV system transmits the HD (High Definition) picture to the ground through HRDL (Ku-Band) with HDV format camcorder. Prior to utilization operations, the hardware shall be activated and be tested in order to check the system and to verify procedures of real-time downlink.
Publications
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S)
JAXA
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