Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
AISSat-2 (Automatic Identification System Satellite-2) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Norway |
Operator/Owner |
Norwegian Coastal Admnistration |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Maritime Tracking/Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Polar |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
625 |
Apogee (km) |
631 |
Eccentricity |
0.000428693912546442 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.4 |
Period (minutes) |
97.27 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
6 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
08-07-2014 |
Expected Lifetime |
3 yrs. |
Contractor |
Kongsberg Seatex AS/University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies |
Country of Contractor |
Norway/Canada |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz-2.1b |
COSPAR Number |
2014-037G |
NORAD Number |
40075 |
Comments |
Second in the series. |