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I received these satellite signals on Tuesday, April 20, at around 02:07 UTC.
The only orbit I can see that's near is Okean 1-7, but the pictures don't seem to
quite match what I have seen before. I wonder if anyone could confirm the satellite?
Could this be the west coast of Greenland, and if so, are there any details of view
angle etc. available? Many thanks to those responded - I have confimed the satellite
as OKEAN because of the "piano key" black and white bars, and given an
adjustment of the image aspect ratio on a different run, Greenland it is!
Iceland by Radar
Pass as received (1/3 full
size)
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I was very fortunate recently to be sitting at the
computer when Okean 1-7 went overhead, and I was able to stop the scanning of the RX2 to
capture a northbound pass over Iceland and the east coast of Greenland. These show
the results from (what I am told is) a radar imager and a microwave radiometer. You
can clearly see east coast of Greenland and Iceland. I have had to
estimate the picture width as 900 pixels. The grey are on the right is the 1200Hz
sync tone.
Looking at the satellite ground track, this image is off to one side, so I am
presuming this is a sideways looking radar. As ever, comments and corrections are
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Iceland at full-size - left is radar and right is microwave radiometer
(probably)

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Original Puzzle Pictures
The pictures are broken as the receiver I'm using (an RX2) does not seem to lock
onto the signal properly. I've put the pictures into an order corresponding to a
northbound pass, and trimmed off the 42msec of 1200Hz sync tone.
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