https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tag/lrit/
Easy as fuck.
You need:
- RTL2838 based USB dongle from aliexpress
- Any cheap 20dB 3-6GHz LNA from aliexpress
- Old satellite TV receiver dish from garbage bin
- 1500-1700MHz (L-band) irradiator (you could use 3G one) from garbage bin, or build it yourself from some shit lying around
- PC with windows or linux (you already have one)
- Opensource SDR receiver program - SDR# SDR++ GQRX or whatever for aiming antenna to satellite
- Opensource decoder program with LRIT decoder - https://github.com/altillimity/SatDump
Depending on where you live you will be able to receive full Earth realtime pictures
- America - GOES17, GOES16, GK, FENGYUN 2G
- Asia - GK, Elektro-L3, GOES-13, FENGYUN 2G, FENGYUN 2H
- Europe - Elektro-L3, may be GOES-13 and FENGYUN 2H
- Australia - Elektro-L3, GOES-13, GK, FENGYUN 2G, FENGYUN 2H
It's a funny and lazy weekend project that definitely should be done with your son or daughter and as a result you will get a ground station that will receive something like a 2784x2784 pixels realtime pictures of whole Earth from geostationary orbit every 15-30 minutes as long as you wish without any NASA or anything between satellite and you.
If you want to go to higher resolution, it will be more complex, due to X-band transmission, but perfectly possible. In addition to above list you will need X-band irradiator with LNA and downconverter and larger, 1.5-2 meter dish. You will get something like 5000x5000 pixel images from same satellites.
But I can't find any real photos through normal means.
You could find a lot using something like "LRIT satellite image". Also, check ham forums in sections about receiving satellite images. You will find tons of them in visible and IR bands.
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tag/lrit/
Easy as fuck.
You need:
- RTL2838 based USB dongle from aliexpress
- Any cheap 20dB 3-6GHz LNA from aliexpress
- Old satellite TV receiver dish from garbage bin
- 1500-1700MHz (L-band) irradiator (you could use 3G one) from garbage bin, or build it yourself from some shit lying around
- PC with windows or linux (you already have one)
- Opensource SDR receiver program - SDR# SDR++ GQRX or whatever for aiming antenna to satellite
- Opensource decoder program with LRIT decoder - https://github.com/altillimity/SatDump
Depending on where you live you will be able to receive full Earth realtime pictures
- America - GOES17, GOES16, GK, FENGYUN 2G
- Asia - GK, Elektro-L3, GOES-13, FENGYUN 2G, FENGYUN 2H
- Europe - Elektro-L3, may be GOES-13 and FENGYUN 2H
- Australia - Elektro-L3, GOES-13, GK, FENGYUN 2G, FENGYUN 2H
It's a funny and lazy weekend project that definitely should be done with your son or daughter and as a result you will get a ground station that will receive something like a 2784x2784 pixels realtime pictures of whole Earth from geostationary orbit every 15-30 minutes as long as you wish without any NASA or anything between satellite and you.
If you want to go to higher resolution, it will be more complex, due to X-band transmission, but perfectly possible. In addition to above list you will need X-band irradiator with LNA and downconverter and larger, 1.5-2 meter dish. You will get something like 5000x5000 pixel images from same satellites.
But I can't find any real photos through normal means.
You could find a lot using something like "LRIT satellite image". Also, check ham forums in sections about receiving satellite images. You will find tons of them.
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tag/lrit/
Easy as fuck.
You need:
RTL2838 based USB dongle from aliexpress
Any cheap 20dB 3-6GHz LNA from aliexpress
Old satellite TV receiver dish from garbage bin
1500-1700MHz (L-band) irradiator (you could use 3G one) from garbage bin, or build it yourself from some shit lying around
PC with windows or linux
Opensource SDR receiver program - SDR# SDR++ GQRX or whatever for aiming antenna to satellite
Opensource decoder program with LRIT decoder - https://github.com/altillimity/SatDump
Depending on where you live you will be able to receive full Earth realtime pictures
US - GOES17, GOES16, GK, FENGYUN 2G Asia - GK, Elektro-L3, GOES-13, FENGYUN 2G, FENGYUN 2H Europe - Elektro-L3, may be GOES-13 and FENGYUN 2H Australia - Elektro-L3, GOES-13, GK, FENGYUN 2G, FENGYUN 2H
It's a funny and lazy weekend project that definitely should be done with your son or daughter and as a result you will get a ground station that will receive something like a 2784x2784 pixels realtime pictures of whole Earth from geostationary orbit every 15-30 minutes as long as you wish without any NASA or anything between satellite and you.
If you want to go to higher resolution, it will be more complex, due to X-band transmission, but perfectly possible. In addition to above list you will need X-band irradiator with LNA and downconverter and larger, 1.5-2 meter dish. You will get something like 5000x5000 pixel images from same satellites.
But I can't find any real photos through normal means.
You could find a lot using something like "LRIT satellite image". Also, check ham forums in sections about receiving satellite images. You will find tons of them.
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tag/lrit/
Easy as fuck.
You need:
RTL2838 based USB dongle from aliexpress
Any cheap 20dB 3-6GHz LNA from aliexpress
Old satellite TV receiver dish from garbage bin
1500-1700MHz (L-band) irradiator (you could use 3G one) from garbage bin, or build it yourself from some shit lying around
PC with windows or linux
Opensource SDR receiver program - SDR# SDR++ GQRX or whatever for aiming antenna to satellite
Opensource decoder program with LRIT decoder - https://github.com/altillimity/SatDump
Depending on where you live you will be able to receive full Earth realtime pictures
US - GOES17, GOES16, GK, FENGYUN 2G Asia - GK, Elektro-L3, GOES-13, FENGYUN 2G, FENGYUN 2H Europe - Elektro-L3, may be GOES-13 and FENGYUN 2H Australia - Elektro-L3, GOES-13, GK, FENGYUN 2G, FENGYUN 2H
It's a funny and lazy weekend project that definitely should be done with your son or daughter and as a result you will get a ground station that will receive something like a 2784x2784 pixels realtime pictures of whole Earth from geostationary orbit every 15-30 minutes as long as you wish without any NASA or anything between satellite and you.
If you want to go to higher resolution, it will be more complex, due to X-band transmission, but perfectly possible. In addition to above list you will need X-band irradiator with LNA and downconverter and larger, 1.5-2 meter dish. You will get something like 5000x5000 pixel images from same satellites.