NORSAT 1 & 2

Launch data: Type  NORSAT 1  NORSAT 2 NORAD ID  42826  42828 Designation  17042B  17042D Launch date  14 Jul 2017 - 06:37 UT Launch site  Baik, LC31/6 Launch vehicle  Soyuz-2-1a Fregat-M Mission  Science, technology, traffic monitoring Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  587 x 606 km  587 x 605 km Eccentricity     Inclination   97.6°   97.6° Period   min   min Decay   min   min

Norsat 1

Norsat 2

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• NORSAT-1 and 2 are Norwegian Space Center satellites with AIS payloads and an experiment to measure total solar irradiance. They use a variant of the Toronto UTIAS/SFL GNB bus.
• NORSAT-1 carries three instuments:
  • An Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver to acquire messages from maritime vessels;
  • A Langmuir Probe instrument, intended to measure ambient space plasma characteristics; and
  • A Compact Lightweight Absolute Radiometer (CLARA), intended to observe total solar irradiation and variations over time.
• NORSAT-1 will carry an AIS receiver for performing ship detection from space. The new AIS receiver will be more advanced and employed to test out new detection algorithms. This AIS receiver will detect and track maritime traffic in Norwegian and international waters via the Automatic Identification System (AIS).

External links:

• Satellite tracking: Real time NORSAT 1 satellite tracking
• Satellite tracking: Real time NORSAT 2 satellite tracking