| Satellite name | AISSat-1 |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | Nanosatellite |
| Units or mass | 7 kg |
| Status | Was operational until 2020 (News from August 2020 about battery degradation and working at reduced capacity in the recent years) |
| Launched | 2010-07-12 |
| NORAD ID | 36797 |
| Deployer | XPOD (eXperimental Push Out Deployer) [UTIAS/SFL] |
| Launcher | PSLV |
| Organisation | Norwegian Space Centre |
| Institution | Space agency |
| Entity type | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Nation (HQ) | Norway |
| Nation (AIT) | Canada |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Space Flight Laboratory |
| Operator | Aerospace Corp |
| Launch brokerer | Space Flight Laboratory (UTIAS-SFL) |
| Partners | Norwegian Space Centre, Kongsberg Satellite Services AS, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate space-based AIS detection. |
| Description |
Its primary mission is to demonstrate the feasibility and performance of space-based Automatic Identification System (AIS) detection from low-Earth orbit as a means of tracking maritime assets, and the integration of space-based AIS data into a national maritime tracking information system. |
| Failure cause | Batteries cannot supply enough power to power the satellite anymore. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
| Keywords | AIS |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
