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AIS/APRS/ARIS
AIS/APRS/ARIS [ISRO]
The AIS/APRS/ARIS mission uses a modified version of the PSLV-QL rocket's upper stage that allows it to serve as a long-term platform in orbit for experiments.
The PS4 orbital platform is envisaged to provide a microgravity environment for research organisations and academic institutes to perform experiments. This PS-4 is the first modified with solar celles to provide long term electrical power to the payloads.
On this mission, the PS4 hosts three payloads:
- AIS (Automatic Identification System) from ISRO - for Maritime satellite applications capturing messages transmitted from ships
- APRS (Automatic Packet Repeating System) from AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation), India - assists amateur radio operators in tracking and monitoring position data
- ARIS (Advanced Retarding Potential Analyzer for Ionospheric Studies) from Indian Institute of Space Science and technology (IIST) - for the structural and compositional studies of ionosphere.
| Nation: | India |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | ISRO, AMSAT, IIST |
| Contractors: | ISRO, AMSAT, IIST |
| Equipment: | AIS-receiver, APRS, ARIS |
| Configuration: | Payloads on PSLV PS-4 |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 435 km × 515 km, 97.5° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIS/APRS/ARIS | 2019-018AC | 01.04.2019 | Sr SLP | PSLV-QL | with EMISAT, Flock-4a 1, ..., 20, Lemur-2 96, ..., 99, BlueWalker 1, M6P, Astrocast 0.2, AISTECHSAT 3 |
References:
- ISRO: PSLV C45 Launch Kit
