First Picture of Earth Received from CatSat
August 1st, 2024. Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico. In the top left of the image, between two sets of clouds, the coastline of the Mexican state of Michoacán can be seen.
CatSat has captured and transmitted its first pictures of the Earth! This image was taken with the far-focused metrology camera on August 1st at 7:46:46 AM local time (14:46:46 UTC) and received by controllers on the ground a short time later. The picture shows the limb of the Earth with the deep blackness of space on the right. On the Earth, a mix of low and high altitude clouds is seen covering the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. Between two groups of clouds in the top left of the image, the faint coastline of the Mexican state of Michoacán can be seen. This image represents a major step in the continuing process of commissioning the spacecraft.
To see all the images sent back from space, see the gallery page Images From Space