After a bit of a bumpy start, the two Earth-sensing cameras made by UrtheCast Corp (TSX:UR) that have been set up on the International Space Station (ISS) have passed initial testing.
The Vancouver-based technology company said that the company’s engineering team has confirmed that camera data from both its medium-resolution (MRC) and high-resolution cameras (HRC) have successfully captured and stored images into the ISS’s data handling unit.
“With both cameras functioning as anticipated, we are now focusing on further commissioning and calibration of the cameras and the pointing platform for the HRC,” said UrtheCast’s chief technology officer Dr. George Tyc.
“This will allow us to unveil our first official full color, Ultra HD video, which is expected in Q2.”
After the cameras were initially installed December 27, they failed to send signals to the Russian Space Agency, and were uninstalled and brought back inside the ISS.
At the end of January, the cameras were reinstalled.
UrtheCast has not yet released the cameras’ commercial grade video.
