CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
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Full Name
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NorSat-Technology Demonstrator
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Status
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Operational (nominal)
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Mission Agencies
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NOSA , ASI , CNES, NSO
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Launch Date
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15 Apr 2023
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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Apr 2026
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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56194 (TLE)
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International Designator
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2023-054S
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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94.6 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Descending
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Orbit Inclination
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97.4 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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504 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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22:30:00
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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Perform 2-way VHF Data Exchange maritime communication, demonstrate a pseudo-constellation of VDES satellites.
Demonstrate VDES enabled maritime navigation and GNSS integrity monitoring through distribution of Precision Timing for UTC and pseudo-ranging.
Collect Automatic Identification System (AIS) messages from a high-performance CubeSat AIS/IoT receiver
Demonstrate a robust optical laser communications with an experimental CubeSat terminal
Perform collision avoidance and satellite operations with a new iodine ion thruster
Support Satellite Laser Ranging with a new miniaturized reflector
Verify sub-decimeter augmented GPS positioning in real-time with CubeSat receiver
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
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