CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - ColAIS-on-ISS -
Full Name Columbus Automatic Identification System Status Mission complete
Mission Agencies ESA Launch Date 10 Sep 2009
Mission Links EOL Date 01 Feb 2015
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Orbit Type Orbit Period
Orbit Sense Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications NorAIS (Norwegian Automatic Identification System) and LuxAIS (LuxSpace AIS) are two experimental instruments that were brought to the ISS by the Japanese HTV-1 (H-II Transfer Vehicle-1) flight. The NorAIS and LuxAIS receiver systems are also referred to at ESA as VIS (Vessel Identification System).
Mission Measurements
Mission Instruments
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