ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,561, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to EarthDaily Analytics USA Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Satellite cross-track scanning and image capture" was invented by Michael S. Warren (Los Alamos, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A satellite for software-defined satellite imagery includes an optical assembly. The satellite further includes an attitude control system. The attitude control system is configured to control an orientation of the satellite such that the optical assembly slews across a ground track of the satellite. The satellite further includes a set of image sensors configured to capture an image using light directed to the ...