That's a cool idea. However, I'll bet it would really upset astronomers.

If you used a red LED and flashed out morse code, you could probably read the actual code as streaks in the sky as it passed over!

-David, N9KT

On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) via AMSAT-BB < [email protected]> wrote:

Here is an interesting idea to help us figure out what cubesat is which - a light which blinks a unique code to identify a space object.

https://www.lanl.gov/media/news/0220-satellites-avoid-collisions

Maybe it is time for me to dust off the laser receiver stuff I built for AO-40?

*Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P)*

*AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager*

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