Peru’s first satellite continues to send high quality images as part of the two-month calibration period.
The director of CNOIS, Colonel FAP Edgardo Barrueto, announced that among the photographs sent by the satellite were images of the Misti volcano, the Nazca Lines, the Cuajone mine, the cities of Puerto Maldonado (Madre de Dios), Motupe (Lambayeque) and Huamanga (Ayacucho), among others.
Barrueto said that sending these first images is a part of the calibration period after its successful launch, on September 15. “Since September 20 we’ve began receiving the first good resolution images, but they are not the final product, because the period of calibration (…) will last just over two months. We consider that the PeruSat-1 satellite will begin sending optimal quality images in late November,” he explained.
Peru’s satellite crosses the Earth’s orbit about 15 times a day, at a set altitude of 694 kilometers, and from there it can send high resolution images of objects that are bigger than 70 centimeters.
The head of CNOIS highlighted the important the use of the first Peruvian satellite is for national defense, so that the information sent at the request of various state institutions contributes to better decision-making.
He also said that these images could help in the case of emergencies and natural disasters as well as assesses the impact of illicit activities such as mining and illegal logging, deforestation and drug trafficking.
The CNOIS belongs to the National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development (CONIDA) and is made up of team of 30 multidisciplinary specialists, including engineers and personal from the armed forces.
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