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Shamelessly pitching our own small satellite project that can run mission of your choice:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exodusorbitals/nova-a-c...

Looks interesting! I see you have plans for a camera. I've previously looked into this and I know that camera hardware needs to be cleared by some government authorities and there may be some limitations due to security concerns or something?

Could you expand on this? What are the limitations and regulations on cameras in space for civilian sats?

Well, the answer is kind of long. We are going to have a meeting/workshop this week with legal company that specializes in space law. Two major points clear so far:

- For our first mission camera resolution is not a big concern, we are not launching KH-11 grade hardware.

- However, there is list of specific locations that need to be blacklisted for "national security considerations", depending on both of satellite operator jurisdiction and satellite users' nationality as well.

It is going to be messy and complicated, but in the words of our legal consultant: "difficult, but doable".

Are there any plans for attitude control or at least de-spinning?

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