Venta 1

Launch data: Designation  42791 / 17036AC Launch date  23 Jun 2017 - 03:59 UT Launch site  Sriharikota, FLP Launch vehicle  PSLV-XL Mission  technology) Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  497 x 517 km Eccentricity   Inclination   97.5° Period   min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• Venta 1 is a nanosatellite with Automatic Identification System (AIS) receivers for supervising ship traffic in Europe.
• The goal of the Venta-1 satellite is to provide a flying testbed as a counterpart of the satellite technology laboratory at the Ventspils University College. Satellite is built in cooperation with the City University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany. Venta-1 is the first national satellite owned by Latvia with its mission′s main goal to support the space technology education in Latvia.
• As a payload on Venta-1 is an advanced technology AIS (maritime Automatic Identification System) receiver in order to get AIS data from space and to study the AIS signal reception in LEO. The AIS receiver is provided by the Luxspace company of OHB SE.
• Venta-1 carries a LuxSpace 1st generation SATAIS receiver as the main payload. Additionally there is a small camera for low resolution earth monitoring.

External links:

• Venta homepage: Satellite Information
• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking