Subscribe with SteadyAISTECHSAT 1, 2, 3 / Danu Pathfinder, 1, ..., 10
AISTECHSAT 2 [Aistech]
AISTECHSAT 1 is a 2U CubeSat developed by Aistech to help with maritime and aeronautical tracking as a prototype for a larger constellation.
The satellites provide aircraft tracking tracking via an ADS-B receiver. Also a bidirectional communication system is on board to send and receive automatic information from the vessel or remote asset worldwide.
Aistech plans initially a constellation of 25 such Danu nanosatellites encircling the planet. Eventually 102 satellites in 2022 are envisioned.
AISTECHSAT 1 was tested during high-altitude ballon flights. It was not launched into orbit.
AISTECHSAT 2 as the orbital prototype was launched on Spaceflight Industry's SSO-A multi-satellite launch on a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) rocket.
AISTECHSAT 3 or Danu Pathfinder was launched in the first quarter of 2019 on an Indian PSLV-QL.
The first ten Danu satellites are to be launched beginning in the third quarter of 2019 to early 2020.
| Nation: | Spain |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Traffic monitoring, communication M2M/IoT |
| Operator: | Aistech |
| Contractors: | GOMSpace, Aistech |
| Equipment: | ADS-B receiver, bidirectional communication system |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (2U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: | 574 km × 592 km, 97.77° (#2); 490 km × 507 km, 97.5° (#3) |
Launch Sites:
- Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
References:
- Aistech: Website
