Celfi

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The Celfi Near Object Space Survey Telescope or Celfi is a space telescope being used by the Araluen National Observatory to detect nearby stellar and sub-stellar objects and study them closely. The program has been able to discover a few new stars using its on-board sensors and has been able to provide in-depth data for further studying other objects.

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The telescope is categorized a miniature satellite and is equipped with a telescope with CCD sensor and a star tracker for attitude correction. It also has the capability to transmit data to the ground using an S band antenna rated at 3Mbps and can send up to a gigabyte of data daily.