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Computer connected to a satellite

Computer connected to a satellite

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Candy_lover20
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08-18-2026, 11:50 PM
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Do you believe it is realistic to use the raptor satellite camera through a computer or a phone? I think this concept sounds cool at first, but there are some hidden details involved. The main benefit is that you can see the world from a totally new perspective without asking anyone else for help. However, there is a downside: it makes confidentiality and privacy harder to manage because less control over your personal data. What do you think? Is this just an idea or something actually normal?
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Candy_lover20
08-18-2026, 11:50 PM #1

Do you believe it is realistic to use the raptor satellite camera through a computer or a phone? I think this concept sounds cool at first, but there are some hidden details involved. The main benefit is that you can see the world from a totally new perspective without asking anyone else for help. However, there is a downside: it makes confidentiality and privacy harder to manage because less control over your personal data. What do you think? Is this just an idea or something actually normal?

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Jugga1025
Member
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08-19-2026, 06:59 AM
#2
Surely it works if you're trying to talk to the satellite and those messages are open to everyone. You could make something like this site with a camera (of course on the ground, but the same idea): Webcams | ESO ESO, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere www.eso.org
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Jugga1025
08-19-2026, 06:59 AM #2

Surely it works if you're trying to talk to the satellite and those messages are open to everyone. You could make something like this site with a camera (of course on the ground, but the same idea): Webcams | ESO ESO, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere www.eso.org

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Gurra34XX
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08-20-2026, 02:45 PM
#3
I was surprised to learn this. Thanks! Regarding how easy it is for me to talk about what I said: honestly, right now, nobody can access that kind of thing. But you know, back when phones were first invented, no one could even dream of having a drone built into them like this.
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Gurra34XX
08-20-2026, 02:45 PM #3

I was surprised to learn this. Thanks! Regarding how easy it is for me to talk about what I said: honestly, right now, nobody can access that kind of thing. But you know, back when phones were first invented, no one could even dream of having a drone built into them like this.

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Xx_Defiance_xX
Junior Member
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08-22-2026, 10:39 AM
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Since you probably won't launch something into space on your own, you'll need a helper.
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Xx_Defiance_xX
08-22-2026, 10:39 AM #4

Since you probably won't launch something into space on your own, you'll need a helper.

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lang2020
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08-22-2026, 06:25 PM
#5
That sounds right to me. If you don't have a way to move, then it has no real purpose. So for this person, I think they should wait a bit longer before starting.
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lang2020
08-22-2026, 06:25 PM #5

That sounds right to me. If you don't have a way to move, then it has no real purpose. So for this person, I think they should wait a bit longer before starting.

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Kayzan_
Senior Member
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08-22-2026, 08:17 PM
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Do you want to shoot pictures from high up? If yes, maybe making a trip to space is your next big idea. You can build a little package with a camera on top of a weather balloon and send it into the sky! This Instructables guide has everything you need for this project.
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Kayzan_
08-22-2026, 08:17 PM #6

Do you want to shoot pictures from high up? If yes, maybe making a trip to space is your next big idea. You can build a little package with a camera on top of a weather balloon and send it into the sky! This Instructables guide has everything you need for this project.

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OwnerOfHive
Member
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08-24-2026, 06:36 AM
#7
Yeah, sure, but... I can see a totally different picture of the world while high in my little drone, about two hundred or three hundred feet in the air. It shoots pictures right to my tablet for free. And I can fly it myself whenever I want to go up there.
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OwnerOfHive
08-24-2026, 06:36 AM #7

Yeah, sure, but... I can see a totally different picture of the world while high in my little drone, about two hundred or three hundred feet in the air. It shoots pictures right to my tablet for free. And I can fly it myself whenever I want to go up there.