ESAIL
| Mission type | Maritime tracking |
|---|---|
| Operator | European Space Agency Luxembourg Luxspace Canada exactEarth |
| COSPAR ID | 2020-061B Edit this at Wikidata |
| SATCAT no. | 46273Edit this on Wikidata |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 September 2020 |
| Rocket | Vega flight VV16 |
| Launch site | Guiana Space Centre |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 3 March 2025 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Altitude | 515 km |
ESAIL was a small satellite developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with LuxSpace and ExactEarth.[1] [2] [3]
History
[edit ]Its objective was worldwide tracking of ships using their automatic identification systems (AIS) [4] [5] [6] for fisheries monitoring, fleet management, environmental protection, and security monitoring.[7] [8] [9]
The satellite was launched in September 2020 on the Vega flight VV16 from Guiana Space Centre.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
In a record-breaking technology demonstration, the satellite managed to process more than 2,000,000 messages from 70,000 different ships in a single day, representing a 15% to 20% improvement over previous satellites.[15] [16] [17]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "1st High-performance Microsatellite Made in Luxembourg Launches". Chronicle.lu. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "ESAIL maritime satellite ready for launch". space-agency.public.lu. 2020年06月14日. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "Watching the ships go by, from space". space-agency.public.lu. 2020年03月02日. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "ESAIL maritime satellite launched". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "ESAIL". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "SatNOGS DB - ESAIL". db.satnogs.org. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ Boucher, Marc (2020年06月20日). "In focus - The ship tracking ESAIL satellite". SpaceQ Media Inc. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "ESAIL Maritime Microsatellite - eoPortal". www.eoportal.org. Archived from the original on 2024年09月10日. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "Satellites for safer seas". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "exactEarth Announces Successful Launch of the ESAIL Microsatellite". SpaceRef.
- ^ "DLR – ESAIL microsatellite launched with satellite platform". www.dlr.de. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "ESAIL Satellite Mission Summary | CEOS Database". database.eohandbook.com. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "ExactEarth Announces Successful Launch Of The ESAIL Microsatellite | Ocean News & Technology". 2020年09月09日. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "ESAIL's first map of global shipping". Space Daily. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "ESAIL Microsatellite Captures 2,000,000 Messages From 70,000 Ships at Sea in a Single Day". SciTechDaily. 2021年04月03日. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ Kellner, Jonas (2021年04月27日). "Rocket Factory Augsburg signs further launch contracts". Rocket Factory Augsburg. Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
- ^ "Rocket Factory Augsburg unterzeichnet weitere Startverträge". OHB SE (in German). Retrieved 2025年11月24日.
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