CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- AprizeSat-3 and -4
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Full Name
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Aprize Satellite -3 and -4
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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Aprize Satellite Inc.
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Launch Date
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29 Jul 2009
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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29 Jul 2019
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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97.7 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Ascending
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Orbit Inclination
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98.13 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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686 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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AprizeSat-3 and -4 are two microsatellites of Aprize Satellite Inc. of Fairfax, VA, USA built by SpaceQuest Ltd. of Fairfax, VA. The objective is to demonstrate AIS (Automatic Identification System) instrument technology for the detection of ships on the oceans. SpaceQuest, Ltd. is the technology arm of Aprize Satellite Inc., a provider of low-cost wireless services for worldwide asset tracking and data monitoring.
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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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