Objectives and Applications
AISat (Automatic Identification System Nanosatellite) is a technology demonstration mission of DLR (German Aerospace Center) that launched in June 2014. The mission has the objective to demonstrate maritime traffic navigation with improved antenna directionality compared to existing AIS satellites.
Full Name
Automatic Identification System Nanosatellite
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
30 Jun 2014
Mission Links
EOL Date
30 Jun 2019
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
98.2 deg
Orbit Altitude
660 km
Orbit Longitude
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International Designator
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