AISat
AISat [DLR]
AISat is an German microsatellite, which carries an experimental spacecraft-based Automatic Identification System (AIS) sensor in low-Earth orbit as a means of tracking maritime assets.
AISat is carrying an experimental AIS receiver with a 4 m helix antenna that also forms a gravity gradient boom. This high gain antenna enables the satellite to receive Class-A and Class-B AIS signals as well as the AIS-SART (AIS Search and Rescue Transmitter) signals.
| Nation: | Germany |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | DLR |
| Contractors: | DLR |
| Equipment: | AIS receiver |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| AISat | 2012 | Sr | PSLV | with ? |
