CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- AISSat-1
-
|
|
Full Name
|
Automatic Identification System Satellite-1
|
Status
|
Mission complete
|
|
Mission Agencies
|
NOSA
|
Launch Date
|
12 Jul 2010
|
|
Mission Links
|
|
EOL Date
|
01 Jun 2022
|
|
EO Portal Info
|
|
NORAD Catalog #
|
36797 (TLE)
|
|
|
|
International Designator
|
2010-035C
|
|
|
Orbit Type
|
Sun-synchronous
|
Orbit Period
|
97 minutes
|
|
Orbit Sense
|
Descending
|
Orbit Inclination
|
98.1 deg
|
|
Orbit Altitude
|
624 km
|
Orbit Longitude
|
|
|
Orbit LST
|
04:00:00
|
Repeat Cycle
|
|
|
|
Objectives and Applications
|
Demonstrate and extend access to AIS (Automatic Identification System) signals beyond the land-based AIS system operated by the Norwegian Coastal Administration today. Observe ship traffic in the High North.
|
|
|
|
Mission Measurements
|
|
|
|
Mission Instruments
|
|
|