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[[bold]]Chapter 7: How to Select Targets[[/bold]]

[[italic]]Objective: To learn how to select areas on the Earth that the KidSat camera can photograph.[[/italic]]

In this chapter, students will begin to draw together information from previous chapters, learn how to select sites on Earth to photograph, how to specify the information required to take a picture of these  sites, and how to transmit that information to the KidSat Mission Control Center. The sites, called targets, must lie on the shuttle's ground track, in the daylight part of the orbit, and within the footprint of the camera.

This chapter addresses the mechanics of selecting a target; it does not discuss the different types of targets (e.g. deserts, rainforests, cities) that are available. Before the students begin to select targets for the actual mission, they should discuss what types of targets they are interested in photographing.

All of the elements in this chapter are essential for the students to be able to successfully select targets, transmit their selections to us, and follow the progress of their selection. The students must learn how to use the Slider Map (provided by KidSat), and the SMOC web pages.


Essentials:
• Everything in the chapter!


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