Objectives and Applications
ESAIL is an ESA mission focused on maritime measurements (traffic and ship identification systems). It was launched in September 2020, as a part of exactEarth's AIS (Automatic Identification System) constellation.
Full Name
ESAIL Maritime Microsatellite
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
03 Sep 2020
Mission Links
EOL Date
Sep 2025
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97.4 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
97.45 deg
Orbit Altitude
515 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
2023-05-03T11:07:23.992+0100
Repeat Cycle
0 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
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