WNISAT-1

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Japanese spacecraft nº: 186

Launch data: Designation  39423 / 13066H Launch date  21 Nov 2013 - 07:10 UT Launch site  Do, LC-370/13 Launch vehicle  Dnepr Mission  Weather, Earth Science Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  600 x 857 km Eccentricity   Inclination   97.8° Period  99.2 min

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Description:

• WNISAT 1 (Weather News Inc. Satellite 1) is a nanosatellite for north arctic routes and atmosphere monitoring. The project is started from the commercial objects between Weathernews and Axelspace. The object of the WNISAT-1 mission is monitoring of the Northern sea routes and of the CO2 content of the atmosphere.
• Two cameras cover a 500 km × 500 km area. The cameras operate in two bands: visible band and near-infrared. 10 photos per day can be downloaded to the ground station. The time gap from the shooting to the downloading is expected to be half day.
• For measuring the CO2 content, the satellite emits laser beams at wavelengths of 1556 nm and 1570 nm. The lasers illuminate an area of about 10 km diameter. The reflected light is detected by the satellite.

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