한번에 90일 동안 비행하는 태양열 드론 공개 VIDEO; 67,000 feet, run on solar power and stay aloft for months at a time will observe anywhere in the world in a single flight
67,000 feet, run on solar power and stay aloft for months at a time will observe anywhere in the world in a single flight
Astigan is a UK-firm and is 51% owned by mapping firm Ordnance Survey
It is building the drone which weighs 330 pounds and has a wingspan of 130 feet
It will be able to fly at 67,000ft for 90 straight days and take high quality images
한번에 90일 동안 비행하는 태양열 드론 공개 아드넌스 서베이(Ordnance Survey)는 지구로 돌아올 필요 없이 한번에 90일 동안 비행할 수 있고 지구의 더 높은 품질의 이미지를 제공하는 데 사용될 태양열 드론을 공개했다. 지상으로부터 약 20,400미터 상공에서 원을 그리며, 회사를 위해 이미지를 스냅한다. 아스티건 무인기에 대한 첫 시험은 2019년 말 이전에 실시될 예정이다. 황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터 Ki Cheol Hwang, conpaper editor, curator |
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PUBLISHED: 12:26 GMT, 12 February 2019 | UPDATED: 13:41 GMT, 12 February 2019
Ordnance survey has unveiled a solar-powered drone that is capable of flying for 90 days at a time without needing to come back to Earth and will be used to provide higher quality images of Earth.
It will circle at approximately 67,000 ft (20,400m) above the ground and snap images to sell to organisations and businesses.
The drone will will circle at approximately 67,000 ft (20,400m) high and snap the images and sell them to organisations and businesses
First tests of the Astigan unmanned aerial vehicle are scheduled to take place before the end of 2019.
Ordnance Survey is the majority stakeholder in Astigan, a firm based in Bridgwater, Somerset.
The company works in the same factory that was once home to Facebook's Aquila internet drone project.
This link to Facebook, is the only connection between the two drone projects, the company claims.
First tests of the Astigan unmanned aerial vehicle are scheduled to take place before the end of 20
It weighs 330 pounds (150kg), has a wingspan of almost 130 feet (40 metres) and is controlled remotely.
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