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KIDSAT OPERATIONS

• CAMERA (ESC) MOUNTED IN STBD OH WINDOW
(CAMERA CONNECTED TO DEDICATED THINKPAD; THINKPAD CONNECTED TO KU)

• 2 BLOCKS OF TIME DURING FLIGHT:

BEFORE RENDEZVOUS, ~20 HRS (CONTINUOUS) BEGINNING MORNING OF FD 2

AFTER SEPARATION, ~24 HRS (CONTINUOUS) BEGINNING SHORTLY AFTER SEP

• ONCE MOUNTED, NO CREW INVOLVMENT
AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS FOR BOTH CAMERA OPS + PHOTO DOWNLINK

• REQUIRE -ZLV ATTITUDE, WITH dB±5°(or TIGHTER)

• CAMERA CONTROL FILES SENT UP (THROUGH KCA) ONCE PER ORBIT

-SENT UP DURING NIGHT PASS, FOR PHOTOS ON NEXT DAY PASS

• PHOTOS TAKEN (AT MET'S SPECIFIED IN FILE) DURING DAYLIGHT PASS, + STORED ON THINKPAD.