Norsat 2

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General

Designation	42828 / 17042D
Launch date	14 Jul 2017
Country of origin	Norway
Mission	Science and Technology
Perigee/Apogee	514 km, sun-synchronous
Inclination	97.4°
Period	94.8 min
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 2 #49

Built by the University of Toronto SFL, 20 x 30 x 40 cm, 15 kg

Carries an AIS receiver (ship tracking) and a VHF communication payload


Carries 3 main instruments:
- an AIS receiver (ship tracking)
- a space plasma measuring instrument
- a radiometer (CLARA) to measure solar irradiation

Deployed a large Yagi antenna

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

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