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ISS Russian Segment Downlink of Text Messages and Earth Pictures (Starmail)
04.26.13

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Experiment Overview

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Brief Summary

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Principal Investigator(s)

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Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

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Developer(s)
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Sponsoring Space Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)

Sponsoring Organization

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Research Benefits

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ISS Expedition Duration

April 2003 - October 2003

Expeditions Assigned

7

Previous ISS Missions

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Experiment Description

Research Overview

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Description

Downlink over the available communication links of the digital data recorded on CD disk by IHI Aerospace (Japan) containing the message from private clients with the wishes, congratulations on the holidays, historic dates, as well as ground photographs taken by means of the onboard available flight photographic and videorecording equipment.

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Applications

Space Applications

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Earth Applications

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Operations

Operational Requirements

Camera Nikon D1; Videocamera Sony DSR-PD150P; Laptop

Operational Protocols

Photography of specific areas of the ground with subsequent processing of digital images. ISS RS downlink transmission of the Customer-provided text messages of the Earth pictures.

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Results/More Information

Positive emotions of the clients who receive from the ISS the electronic messages with the congratulations, wishes, the pictures of some Earth areas coming as a pleasant surprise.

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Related Websites
  • Energia - Science Research on the ISS Russian Segment
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    Imagery

    image Starmail stowage with CD disks.
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