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48 lines
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% SatNOGS Optical Unofficial Guide
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% Copyright (C) 2022, Jeff Moe
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% This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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% International Public License (CC BY-SA 4.0) by Jeff Moe.
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\section{Overview of Ground Stations}
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\label{sec:overview-groundstations}
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Ground Stations.
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\subsection{SatNOGS Ground Stations}
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The Libre Space Foundation built the SatNOGS network using distributed,
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volunteer-run, radio frequency ground stations, such as in Figure
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\ref{fig:spacecruft-rotator}, page \pageref{fig:spacecruft-rotator}.
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\footnote{\scriptsize{\url{https://spacecruft.org/assets/i/spacecruft-rotator.png}}}
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\begin{figure}[h!]
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\begin{center}
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\includegraphics[keepaspectratio=true,height=0.40\textheight,width=1.00\textwidth,angle=0]{spacecruft-rotator.png}
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\caption{SatNOGS ground station with VHF and UHF antennas on a rotator.}
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\label{fig:spacecruft-rotator}
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\end{center}
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\end{figure}
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\subsection{SatNOGS Optical Ground Stations}
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The Libre Space Foundation is developing a system to add optical ground
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stations to the distributed network.
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Prototype optical ground stations are being developed. An example
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setup, using a Skywatcher telescope tripod and tracking mount, can be
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seen in Figure
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\ref{fig:video-enclosure-mount-tripod}, page \pageref{fig:video-enclosure-mount-tripod}.
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\begin{figure}[h!]
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\begin{center}
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\includegraphics[keepaspectratio=true,height=0.40\textheight,width=1.00\textwidth,angle=0]{video-enclosure-mount-tripod-web.png}
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\caption{SatNOGS Optical ground station prototype with telescope tracking mount.}
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\label{fig:video-enclosure-mount-tripod}
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\end{center}
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\end{figure}
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