Using Raspberry Pi for Balloon Satellite

[RumpelStiltSkin]

Hi Guys, I have a question regarding the capabilities of the Raspberry Pi and whether i can use it for some desired functions.
Currently I am in a school project, which I am required to build a mini satellite (15x15x15cm) and launch it up to 80-100m using a helium balloon. I am hoping to integrate a Raspberry Pi, with a 1080p camera and WiFi on-board. What I hope to achieve is that the WiFi dongle is able to live stream video from the camera down to my computer at the base station, (about 80-100m max in height), and that the Raspberry Pi on board is able to do some image processing and identify certain colors.

This is the camera i hope to use: http://www.tertiaryrobotics.com/raspber ... odule.html
And the WiFi Dongle: http://www.tertiaryrobotics.com/miniatu ... ry-pi.html

Could anybody with some technical knowledge let me know if this is possible? I would really be very thankful. Thanks a million! If you have any other suggestions, please post it down as well!

[Hagar]

From a hardware point of view there is no reason that you can't achieve this. The Raspberry Pi is capable, the wifi range is ok, and the camera will be able to interface and the data processed. It'll be interesting to hear how you get on

You might find this site useful

https://opensource.com/life/15/9/pi-sky ... spberry-pi

[MarcScott]

You might want to check out this blog post https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/pi-in-the-sky-2/ on HAB with the Raspberry Pi. We've had many successful launches now, although photos tend to be streamed back using radio rather than wifi.