Satellite Information Reception Software-Hardware Complex "Rastoropsha-24" for Efficient Data Processing

The hardware-software complex "Thistle-24" is designed to receive and process digital information transmitted from artificial Earth satellites in low-Earth orbits via X-band radio channels (7.8-8.4 GHz) in the range of signal rates 0.1-100 Mbaud (option 0.2-350 Mbaud). The station provides stable reception of signals in the whole upper hemisphere (from 10 degrees elevation) from a wide range of satellites with optical and radar equipment providing images with spatial resolution up to 1 m and better. The station control software performs a fully automated station cycle without operator intervention.