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Live from space - looking down to Earth

The small satellite built at Berlin Technical University, named LAPAN-TUBSat (45 cm x 45 cm x 27cm, 56 kg), has been enthusing its builders and users for several years by supplying live transmissions of images from space. While it is receiving data the satellite with its two permanently installed cameras can be computer-controlled from the ground and aimed at some target area. Despite the fact that it is flying at a speed of more than 27,000 kilometers per hour in an orbit which is 640 kilometers above the earth!

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